Israeli official says military not firing on Al Shifa hospital in Gaza

Israeli forces are not firing on Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City but there are clashes with Hamas militants around it, a defence official said on Saturday, adding that people there can still leave the hospital safely.

The east side of the hospital was open for anyone who wants to evacuate safely, Colonel Moshe Tetro of COGAT, an Israeli Defence Ministry agency that liaises with Palestinians on civilian affairs, said in an Arabic video message.