In brief
The last functioning hospitals in Gaza City are overwhelmed with casualties from Israeli strikes, prompting emergency surgeries under dire conditions. Medics describe a constant state of mass casualties, with critical shortages of anaesthetics and supplies. Israeli ground forces are advancing closer to medical facilities, raising alarms about safety and accessibility for patients.
Doctors at one of Gaza City's last functioning hospitals say they are overwhelmed with casualties from Israeli strikes and are having to carry out operations in filthy conditions with few or no anaesthetics.
One Australian medic volunteering at al-Shifa hospital told the BBC that every day was a mass casualty event, while another described how a baby had been saved from the body of a pregnant woman who had been killed.
Israeli forces are now just 500m (1,640ft) away from the hospital as they expand their ground offensive to fully occupy Gaza City, which Israel's military calls Hamas's main stronghold.
Al-Shifa hospital, once the biggest medical complex in the Gaza Strip, now lies in ruins with burned-out wards and bullet holes. Medics are struggling with an influx of patients as they operate without adequate resources.
Witness accounts detail horrific conditions where doctors work under duress, facing critical shortages of medicines and anaesthesia. The Israeli military continues to launch air strikes and ground operations, significantly impacting the civilian population.
As the conflict escalates, many Palestinians are fleeing the area, but evacuation is complicated by high costs and congested routes.
