Palestinian evacuees say thousands of people sheltering at Shifa hospital have fled after strikes

Palestinian evacuees fleeing Gazas northern combat zone said thousands of displaced people who had sheltered at Shifa Hospital in the heart of Gaza City have fled following overnight explosions there. The hospital had sheltered nearly 80,000 people running from heavy ground battles and airstrikes.

Palestinian evacuees fleeing Gaza's northern combat zone said thousands of displaced people who had sheltered at Shifa Hospital in the heart of Gaza City have fled following overnight explosions there. The hospital had sheltered nearly 80,000 people running from heavy ground battles and airstrikes. Some of those fleeing Friday said only a few hundred badly wounded patients and doctors remained behind. Doctors at Shifa Hospital could not immediately be reached for comment because of phone and internet connectivity disruptions.(AP) RUP RUP