Israel-Hamas war live: ‘A great state of panic’ at al-Shifa Hospital
18 nov 23 | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
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People start leaving al-Shifa, emergency supervisor says
Omar Zaqout says he and other people have been forced to leave the hospital by Israeli forces, and that scenes outside the facility were “appalling”.
“We were told to leave through al-Wehda road. Dozens of dead bodies are scattered on the road,” he told Al Jazeera. “Many homeless people who cannot walk are left out in the open.”
Zaquot said the water supply at al-Shifa has been out for more than a week, leading to what he called an “absence of hygiene and cleanliness”.
“The electrical power has been out more than three weeks. Infants and newborn babies are left without oxygen. It is nothing but a medieval cave,” he said.
Earlier we reported that Israeli forces had given everyone at al-Shifa Hospital – including doctors, patients and displaced people one hour to leave the medical compound.