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Newborns in north Gaza hospitals face 'catastrophe' amid Israeli siege 

17 October 2024 06:58 BST

Palestinian newborn babies in the besieged northern Gaza face a "real humanitarian catastrophe" as Israeli forces continue to block the entry of life-saving fuel and medicine, the Palestinian health ministry has said. 

Filming from inside the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, doctor Hussam Abu Safia said the hospital's nursery suffers a fuel crisis and a shortage of medicine as a result of the Israeli siege, now in its 13th day.

"If fuel and medical equipment don't enter, these babies face the prospect of a humanitarian catastrophe," Dr Abu Safia said.