Israel-Hamas war updates: Al-Shifa Hospital ‘horror scene’ after siege

Wounded Palestinians left to bleed on the floor at main Gaza hospital without medicine or surgery, says WHO team after brief visit.

Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip
Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at the al-Shifa Hospital following Israeli air strikes on Gaza City [File: Abed Khaled/AP]

By Usaid Siddiqui, Virginia Pietromarchi and Alastair McCready

Published On 17 Dec 2023

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  • The UN’s World Health Organization describes Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital – once the cornerstone of the territory’s healthcare system – as a “bloodbath” with hundreds of injured patients receiving basic treatment on the floor.