By Dan WilliamsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is talking to medical agencies about setting up field hospitals in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, where it has told Palestinian civilians to seek refuge while it fights Hamas in the north, an Israeli official said on Thursday.
"Right now, we are talking about field hospitals that would provide the basic medical care required for war trauma," Goren told Reuters.
"Field hospitals can, potentially, be equipped to provide specialised medical care, given their modular structure, but this would be further down the line.
The charity Medical Aid for Palestinians on Thursday described the situation in hospitals as "beyond catastrophic" with dwindling fuel, packed corridors and many medics themselves bereaved and homeless.
We are doing everything possible to get more humanitarian aid in," he said, adding that the limitations on aid trucks entering Gaza were down to logistical challenges, not Israeli restrictions.
Persons:
Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Colonel Elad Goren, COGAT, Goren, Israel, Dan Williams, Estelle Shirbon, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
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Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Egypt's Al Arish