Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory

Children sit in a long queue with containers in their hands. Crowds of people with containers can be seen standing behind them.

Today in Deir al-Balah, middle Gaza, families queue for hours to receive a hot meal. Desperately needed aid is not going into Gaza. UNRWA

Gaza

As intensified airstrikes on Rafah continue, and people are reportedly moving out of Gaza’s southernmost governorate toward Deir al Balah.

The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, is following with great concern the developments in Al Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. He reiterated in a social media post that the wounded and sick, as well as medical personnel and facilities, must be protected.

Hospitals must not be used to shield military operations and all feasible precautions must be taken to spare patients, staff and civilians sheltering in the hospital.

The same applies for other health facilities in the Gaza Strip, which have been under attack during these months of war.

On 14 and 15 February, the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis sustained damage due to intense shelling in its vicinity.

Humanitarian and health workers continue to face enormous challenges and risks to help people in need. Between 7 October and 12 February, there were 378 attacks on health care across Gaza, affecting 98 health facilities and 98 ambulances, according to the World Health Organization.