'High-risk' WHO assessment finds al-Shifa Hospital conditions 'unbearable and unjustifiable'

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the group led a "very high-risk" assessment mission to al-Shifa Hospital, calling the situation "unbearable and unjustifiable".

"The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted," said Ghebreyesus.

"Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients, including babies, health workers requested support to evacuate patients who cannot receive lifesaving care there anymore," he continued, adding that the WHO is working with partners to develop an urgent evacuation plan.