A spokesperson for the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, Ashraf Qidra, told Al Jazeera that “someone contacted the director and said they have 200 liters of fuel.
This is a mockery towards the patients and children.”Residents reported heavy airstrikes and shelling, including around the hospital.
Israel, without providing evidence, has accused Hamas of concealing a command post inside and under the hospital compound, allegations denied by Hamas and hospital staff.
Ministry Undersecretary Munir Boursh said Israeli snipers have deployed around Shifa, firing at any movement inside the compound.
The rest included wounded, patients from Gaza’s hospitals and their caretakers.

Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital; people inside say they cannot flee