"Biden Urges Protection for Gaza's Largest Hospital Amid Escalating Conflict"

Thousands of people have fled Gaza's largest hospital, Shifa, due to fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, but hundreds of patients and displaced individuals remain trapped inside. U.S. President Joe Biden has called for the protection of Shifa hospital and urged Israeli forces to take "less intrusive action." The hospital has been without electricity and water for three days and is no longer functioning properly. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has expressed concern over the insufficient access for rescuers to find survivors under the rubble. The European Union has condemned Hamas for using hospitals and civilians as "human shields," while Germany's foreign minister pushes for humanitarian pauses in the conflict.