Doctors Without Borders loses contact with staff at Al-Shifa Hospital

The international charity Doctors Without Borders lost contact with its staff inside Al-Shifa Hospital on Friday, as Israel has continued targeting hospitals in Gaza.

"We're currently unable to contact any of our staff inside Al-Shifa, and we are extremely concerned about the safety of patients and the medical staff. Patients are still in the hospital, some in critical condition and unable to move," the group said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The charity urgently called for an end to attacks on hospitals, and pleaded for "the protection of medical facilities, medical staff, and patients".

Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza, has been in a state of panic as thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge there have been faced with Israeli air strikes and encroaching Israeli forces.