"Israel Military Assists in Hospital Baby Evacuations as Netanyahu Rejects Cease-Fire Pleas"

The Israeli military is reportedly advancing further into Gaza City, with health officials and aid organizations reporting attacks on hospitals. The World Health Organization has lost contact with its contacts inside Al-Shifa, Gaza's largest health facility. Israel denies besieging Al-Shifa but pledges to help evacuate babies from the hospital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for a cease-fire until Hamas releases over 200 hostages and states that Israel will maintain security control in Gaza postwar. Power outages have hit the intensive care unit and pediatric ward at Al-Shifa hospital, and health officials warn of critical health machinery failure. Hamas denies using civilians as human shields. The IDF announces humanitarian corridors and evacuation routes for civilians.