Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis

Staff say situation at Nasser hospital ‘catastrophic’ as Israeli strikes hit metres away

Israeli forces have advanced further into southern Gaza’s main city, pounding areas near the territory’s biggest functioning hospital and sparking fears it could be forced to close due to Israeli bombardments and evacuation orders.

Khan Younis residents and medical staff said the fighting had come within metres of Nasser hospital, the biggest hospital still partially working in Gaza, over the past week. It has been receiving hundreds of wounded patients a day since the fighting shifted to the south last month.