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The Gaza Strip's largest functioning hospital was under siege on Friday in Israel's war on the besieged territory, leaving patients and doctors helpless in the chaos as warplanes struck Rafah, the last refuge for Palestinians in the enclave, officials said.
Israeli forces remained in Nasser Hospital in the town of Khan Younis after raiding it early Thursday. The Gaza health ministry said five intensive care patients died on Friday due to power outages and lack of oxygen supply caused by the attack.
There is mounting international concern the humanitarian crisis in Gaza could worsen sharply if the Israeli military decides to storm the southern border city of Rafah, where more than half of the densely populated enclave's people are taking shelter in anticipation of a major attack.