Israel-Gaza: World Health Organisation saysAl-Shifa hospital is 'nearly a cemetery' - BBC News

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Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, which is tackling power cutsand a lack of fuel, is "nearly a cemetery", the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) has warned.

Thousands could be trapped inside the city's largesthospital due to nearby fighting, while officials havewarned of rotting bodies piling up there.

Gaza City has seen an intensification of fightingbetween Israeli and Hamas forces in recent days,much of which has been taking place in streets close to the hospital.

Israel accuses Hamas of operating acommand-and-control centre in tunnels underneaththe hospital, which Hamas and the hospital deny.

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