By Mai ShamsElDinCAIRO (Reuters) - The United Nations is looking for ways to evacuate Al Shifa hospital in Gaza but options are limited by security and logistical constraints, a senior World Health Organization official said on Thursday.
One obstacle is that the Palestinian Red Crescent lacks sufficient fuel for its ambulances within Gaza to evacuate patients, WHO regional emergencies director Rick Brennan told Reuters.
The WHO understood that there were still about 600 patients including 27 in critical condition at Shifa hospital, which Israeli forces entered this week following a days-long siege, Brennan said.
Our options are rather limited but we hope to have some better news in the next 24 hours or so," he said.
"The idea is that we would bring the majority of patients over days or weeks from Shifa," he added.
Persons:
Mai ShamsElDin, Rick Brennan, Brennan, Aidan Lewis, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
United Nations, World Health Organization, Palestinian, Reuters, WHO
Locations:
Mai ShamsElDin CAIRO, Al Shifa, Gaza, Egypt, Cairo, Shifa