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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Heavy fighting reported around Gaza’s al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals

Smoke rises between partly destroyed buildings in Gaza City
Smoke rises near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Heavy fighting took place around two key hospitals in Gaza on Thursday, while a third was reportedly under Israeli siege, amid mounting international concern for the safety of patients, civilians and remaining medical staff in the facilities.

The most intense fighting once again appeared to be focused on the al-Shifa complex, Gaza City’s main hospital before the war, where the Israeli army said it continued to operate around the site after storming it more than a week ago.

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