In a video statement, Dr Khalil Daqran urged international organisations to send medical staff to the hospital in the north of the strip, saying patients there were bleeding to death for lack of proper care. On Monday, Israel said its forces had detained about 100 "terrorists" at the hospital before withdrawing.

In a major operation in northern Gaza, the Israeli military announced it had detained 100 Hamas fighters who had allegedly taken refuge in the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya. The captured fighters are reportedly linked to the October 7 attacks and were found with weapons,