WHO loses contact with al-Shifa hospital

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners have lost contact with health personnel at al-Shifa hospital, according to the agency's chief.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday that WHO was "seeking information on the patients’ condition and if they are receiving needed care" as a deadly Israeli raid continues for a fifth day. 

"Accessing Al-Shifa is now impossible, and there are reports of health workers being arrested and detained," he said in a post on X. 

"A planned mission to Al-Shifa today had to be cancelled due to lack of security."