Israel-Hamas War LIVE updates: Medics, patients, including newborns trapped inside hospital as war rages

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Read the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war hereA UN aid agency said that at least 102 UN staff members have been killed in Gaza since the war began on 7th October."This is the highest number of United Nations aid workers killed in a conflict in the history of the United Nations," the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said.At least 27 staff members have also been injured since the start of the war, the UN agency added.Israel’s 2024 budget will be structured to focus on the war and then economic growth thereafter, a senior minister said. “In 2024, we are really structuring the budget to focus on the war and to focus on economic growth immediately after.

We will make the concessions needed so that everyone is happy," he added.Palestinian telecommunication minister said that the Gaza Strip is facing imminent communications and internet services outage by Thursday. The expected interruption is due to the depletion of fuel supplies.Israel has accused the Hamas militancy group of using hospitals as cover for its personnel.International law gives hospitals special protections during the war.

But hospitals can lose those protections if combatants use them to hide fighters or store weapons, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.Yesterday, the Red Cross attempted evacuation of some 6,000 patients, staff, and displaced people from another hospital, Al-Quds, after it shut down for lack of fuel, but the Red Cross said its convoy had to turn back because of shelling and fighting. On Monday, Israel released a video showing what it said was a militant with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher entering Al-Quds Hospital.