Al-Shifa hospital a 'death zone,' WHO says after visit
Humanitarian officials with the United Nations described the situation inside Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital as "desperate" and "a death zone" after they visited the site on Saturday.
The World Health Organization, a U.N. agency, said there was "heavy fighting" ongoing nearby. The Israeli military deconflicted the fighting during a one-hour visit to the hospital, WHO officials said.
"Signs of shelling and gunfire were evident," the WHO said in a statement. "The team saw a mass grave at the entrance of the hospital and were told more than 80 people were buried there."
The corridors and hospital grounds were "filled with medical and solid waste," WHO officials said. They described the staff as terrified and said patients "pleaded for evacuation."
Due to the conditions, the WHO are now working "urgently" to develop plans to evacuate the remaining patients and staff.
-ABC News' Guy Davies