Al-Shifa staff unable to bury 100 decomposing bodies: What we know about day 38

There are presently around 650 patients, 500 healthcare workers, and an estimated 2,500 displaced people inside al-Shifa Hospital, reports Mohammed Zaqout, director of hospitals in Gaza.

Al-Shifa staff unable to bury 100 decomposing bodies

Wafa news agency has reported that according to Gaza’s Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila, the staff of Al-Shifa Hospital are not able to bury the remains of at least 100 people who were killed in recent days as Israel continued its attacks in Gaza.

hospital workers also have to deal with increasing medical waste accumulation inside the hospital compound. Now, Al-Shifa Hospital is not allowing in new patients, “even as it continues to deal with thousands of refugees who are also taking shelter there”, reports Al Jazeera.

It has also been revealed that Israeli snipers have been firing at anyone near the hospital.

At least 32 al-Shifa patients dead

Over the past three days, at least 32 hospital patients in al-Shifa Hospital have died, claims Palestinian Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al Qidra.

Among the dead are three premature babies whose incubators were shut off after fuel stocks finished. 

After the hospital ran out of fuel on Saturday, operations were also suspended.

Credits: Al Jazeera