Well being-care infrastructure in Gaza Metropolis is going through near-total collapse as fierce preventing erupts round hospitals with dwindling meals, gas and water provides. The most important hospital, al-Shifa, got here below Israeli assault Saturday, the director basic of the Gaza Well being Ministry informed The Washington Submit. The ministry stated it was unable to replace the demise toll due to the “intense bombardment.” Israel denied that its forces have been concentrating on or blockading al-Shifa. The state of affairs can be dramatically worsening at different hospitals within the enclave, together with al-Quds, the place Israeli tanks reached inside 20 yards of the hospital gates, the Palestine Purple Crescent Society stated. U.N. assist chief Martin Griffiths referred to as the assaults “reprehensible,” saying there can’t be any justification for “acts of warfare in well being care amenities.” The Rafah border crossing will open once more on Sunday for “overseas passport holders” whose names are on preapproved departure lists, Gaza’s border authority stated.