The only cancer hospital in Gaza has been forced to shut down due to fuel shortages - as dozens of people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes, according to Hamas
Amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, the Turkish Friendship Hospital - which is home to the area's only oncology unit - will stop "large parts of its services", a statement from its director-general Dr Sobhi Skik said.
The remaining part of the hospital will shut down "within 48 hours at the latest", he added.
It comes amid fears the war could escalate, with US President Joe Biden expected in the region on Wednesday in an effort to calm tensions.
He will visit Israel to signal support for the country, then onward to neighbouring Jordan, where he will meet leaders from the Arab world, with concerns the conflict may spread in the region.
Israel has besieged and bombed Gaza since the Hamas militant attack on Israel on 7 October.
The chief of Israel's military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, has written a letter taking responsibility for failure to anticipate the deadly raid.
More than 1,300 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the Hamas assault, with about 200 hostages held in Gaza.
At least 3,000 people in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory strikes and 12,500 others have been injured, according to the territory's health ministry.
Speaking at a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Hamas was responsible for the safety of civilians in Gaza, including hostages they have taken, and claimed the group is using citizens as human shields.
Hundreds of people are feared buried under the rubble, and more than a million Palestinians have fled their homes, with aid agencies warning of a deteriorating humanitarian crisis.
Concerns about dehydration and diseases were high as water and sanitation services had collapsed.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said only around 14% of Gazans had access to water
"People will start dying without water," it said
Wednesday, Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza - where many Palestinians were fleeing ahead of an expected invasion.
At least 80 were killed in those strikes in the south, the Hamas-run government said.
The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas hideouts, infrastructure and command centres.
"When we see a target, when we see something moving that is Hamas, we'll take care of it. We'll handle it," said Richard Hecht, an Israeli military spokesman. Sky News
