IDF strikes hit ambulances outside al Shifa hospital

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Several dead and many wounded, Israel says ambulance contained terrorists

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Several people were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli attack on an ambulance convoy near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City heading towards Rafah, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

The convoy was transporting critically wounded patients from al-Shifa Hospital to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt when it was targeted. The Palestinian Red Crescent said one of its ambulances was targeted in the attack.

An Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) official told Sky News: "There were terrorists in that convoy." However there is no evidence provided thus far that there were Hamas militants in the convoy.

The largest hospital in Gaza, al-Shifa, is facing severe overcrowding, with a bed occupancy rate of 164 percent, amid Israel's continuing bombardment and blockade of the territory. At least 16 hospitals across Gaza are no longer functioning due to damage from bombing and a lack of fuel, the health ministry said.

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