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Newsday: 13/11/2023 05:06 GMT : WHO says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning

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13/11/2023 05:06 GMT : WHO says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning

WHO says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning

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Gunfire and bombings in the area have exacerbated already critical circumstances.

The WHO has warned of a dire and perilous situation at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

The World Health Organization says Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City "is not functioning as a hospital anymore". Medical staff there say that the loss of power is putting the life of newborn babies at risk.

Israel insists that Hamas has bunkers underneath the building and is using people as human shields, Hamas denies these claims.

In northern India, efforts are intensifying to reach more than 40 workers trapped in a rock fall after they were digging a road tunnel in the Himalayas. 

And tensions from the situation in Gaza are having an impact on the footballing world. The Israeli national team has played a fixture against Kosovo, which has a majority Muslim population.

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