Concern is greatest over several hospitals in Gaza experiencing power outages. Early on Sunday morning, November 12, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was concerned that he had “broken off” contact with his interlocutors within Gaza City’s al-Chifa, the largest in the territory. have . Doctors Without Borders (MSF) fears that without a ceasefire these facilities will become “morgues”. Follow our live stream.
Al-Chifa Hospital completely “surrounded”. The facility’s director, Mohammed Abou Salmiya, announced that bombings were continuing “in the area” of the facility. “The medical team cannot work and the dozens of bodies cannot be managed or buried,” he added. The day before, the Israeli army denied attacking the hospital and accused “terrorist organizations” of hitting it with a “poorly fired rocket.”
Fight in the heart of the city. The fighting is concentrated in Gaza City, where, according to Israel, the “center” of the infrastructure of the Islamist movement Hamas is located, entrenched in a network of tunnels. “The shooting never stops, the airstrikes are incessant like artillery shells,” a witness told AFP by telephone at Al-Chifa hospital. The Israeli army has lost 42 soldiers since its ground offensive began on October 27.
The population of the Gaza Strip continues to flee south. The Israeli army said on Saturday that “almost 200,000 people” had left the north of the Gaza Strip to reach the south of the territory in the last three days.
Cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon. The international community fears an expansion of the conflict on the border between the two countries. There have been daily exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, with targets becoming more intense each day. The leader of the Shiite movement, Hassan Nasrallah, spoke of increasing operations against Israel.