"Trapped and Under Fire: Chaos and Desperation at Gaza's Main Hospital"

Hundreds of patients, including babies at risk of dying due to a power blackout, remain trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital, Shifa, as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside. The hospital has been without water for three days and is not functioning properly. Another hospital in Gaza City, Al-Quds, has shut down due to a lack of fuel. Both sides have seized on the plight of hospitals as a symbol of the larger war, with Israel claiming that Hamas uses human shields and Hamas denying these allegations. The situation in Gaza's healthcare system is dire, with hospitals shutting down and supplies dwindling. The U.S. has called for temporary pauses in the fighting to allow for aid distribution, but Israel has only agreed to brief daily periods for civilians to flee.