People inspect the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 17, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Credit: AFP)
The health ministry in Gaza said four patients died Friday due to lack of oxygen at one of the war-torn Palestinian territory's few operating hospitals that had been raided by Israeli forces.
"The generators of the complex stopped and the power was cut off," the ministry said, raising fears over the fate of six other patients in intensive care and three children in a nursery at the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.
"We hold the Israeli occupation responsible for the lives of patients and staff considering that the complex is now under its full control," it said in a statement.
The health ministry in Gaza said four patients died Friday due to lack of oxygen at one of the war-torn Palestinian territory's few operating hospitals that had been raided by Israeli forces.
"The generators of the complex stopped and the power was cut off," the ministry said, raising fears over the fate of six other patients in intensive care and...