Palestinians trying to flee al-Shifa hospital fired on, health official says

Palestinians trying to flee al-Shifa hospital during an Israeli raid on the facility were fired on, Munir al-Bursh, the director general of hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera.

Bursh said Israeli forces had searched the surgical and emergency buildings within the hospital complex, but didn’t discover any armed fighters.

The Israeli military has said it is conducting a “precise and targeted operation” at the hospital to target Hamas fighters.

Hamas has denied using the hospital as a military base and accused Israel of committing war crimes by raiding the medical facility.