The biggest hospitals in Gaza have closed as the battle gets more intense. These are the most important things to be aware of.

The situation inside Gaza’s two major hospitals is worsening as Israeli forces continue their assault in the enclave. Both Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Quds Hospital are no longer operational because of the shortage of fuel and electricity, Palestinian officials stated.

The Israeli Forces have ordered a mandatory evacuation, but the doctors at Al-Shifa Hospital are resisting. Warning that nearly 700 people may die if left behind, the director-general of the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza stated

Despite criticism from the UN and others, Israel has maintained that its military actions surrounding the hospital are justified. A US official with knowledge of American intelligence told CNN that Hamas operates a command node under the Al-Shifa hospital and consumes fuel intended for the hospital, and its fighters often gather in and around Al-Shifa.

Hamas and hospital representatives have refuted the charge against the command centre.

The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza: The director of Al-Shifa Hospital, Mohammad Abu Salmiya, claimed the conditions in the facility are “catastrophic” as vital units collapse. The filmmaker claimed that in a last-ditch effort to save their lives, premature kids are being wrapped in foil and placed next to boiling water. The remaining fuel stocks have also dried, leaving the facility unable to function, according to Salmiya.

The Al-Quds hospital in Gaza: fighting prevented attempts to evacuate Al-Quds Hospital patients after the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported “intense gunfire” close to the Gaza City institution. Following gunfire from the hospital entrance, the Israeli forces claimed to have killed a group of Hamas fighters who had “embedded” themselves among the hospital’s civilian population. The PRCS refuted claims that “armed militants were launching shells from inside Al-Quds Hospital.” “No armed individuals were inside the hospital, and no shots were fired from inside,” the statement stated.

Revised mortality: According to the Palestinian Health Ministry in the occupied West Bank, since October 7, Israeli attacks on Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 11,180 Palestinians, including 4,609 children and 3,100 women. 53 ambulances have also been rendered inoperable, according to the ministry.

Rafah crossing most recent: According to an Egyptian border official, ten buses carrying 564 foreign nationals entered Egypt from Gaza on Monday. According to an Egyptian border official, 154 assistance relief vehicles arrived in Gaza with food, water, relief supplies, medical equipment, and medications, among other necessities.

Future assistance in jeopardy: UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, announced on Tuesday that it will not be able to enable humanitarian delivery through the Rafah crossing because it does not have enough gasoline in Gaza to refuel its trucks. After arranging access with the IDF, the organisation had been utilising fuel from a vital reservoir located within Gaza. However, since the reservoir is empty, talks to restock are presently “stalled” at the “highest level of the Israeli government,” according to Thomas White, the UNRWA Affairs Director for the Gaza Strip.

Fighting the Lebanon border: The Israel Utility Corporation reported that an Israeli utility worker was killed in a Hezbollah missile attack on Dovev in northern Israel. Hezbollah, a militant organization based in Lebanon, claimed responsibility for an anti-tank missile attack that occurred on Sunday and targeted a military logistics crew that was erecting communication towers. Subsequently, the official news agency of Lebanon reported that two Israeli missiles had hit a media caravan in the village of Yaroun, close to the border, on Monday.

Netanyahu’s recently remarked: On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to fighting Hamas, saying that Israel will see the conflict through to its conclusion.  The Israeli prime minister stated on Sunday that there will be time for such “difficult” questions when the war is over, but he did not say if he would accept responsibility for not stopping the attack on Israel on October 7.