Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last fully functioning hospital in northern Gaza,
is treating more than 150 patients, 15 of whom are in intensive care, including newborns, according to its director, Dr. Kamal Adwan, who is the director of the hospital's operations. Abu Safiya said the hospital is short of: Blood reserves Medicines Basic medical equipment, such as chest tubes Doctors and nurses at the hospital now "cannot provide anything" to patients seeking treatment, he said, adding that "the situation is catastrophic." The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said on Tuesday that healthcare in the northern area is "on the brink of collapse." Meanwhile, Abu Safiya said rescue teams trying to render aid to wounded Palestinians near Kamal Adwan Hospital "came under direct attack" by Israeli forces. The hospital director accused Israeli forces of firing artillery shells directly at the entrance, which he said amounted to a "direct attack on a health institution." CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for a response to Abu Safiya's comments.
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