Top updates: Premature babies die in Gaza hospital under intense Israeli strikes

A look at the top developments from Israel’s war on Gaza:

• At least two premature babies died in the neonatal intensive care unit of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital on Saturday after the facility lost power, reported Al Jazeera. Thirty-seven other babies in the neonatal intensive care unit are also at risk of losing their lives as the hospital runs out of fuel, said the hospital’s director Mohammed Abu Salmiya. The fuel provides electricity to the incubators, allowing warm temperatures and a constant oxygen flow.
• Fighting near the al-Shifa Hospital has increased in the last few days, reported the Associated Press. Salmiya said that the Israeli troops were “shooting at anyone outside or inside the hospital” and prevented movement between buildings on Saturday. While the Israeli military has alleged that the Palestinian militant group Hamas has established command posts in and underneath the hospital, the staff of the facility has denied the claims. Israel has yet to provide any evidence to support its allegations.
• Israel’s chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari confirmed clashes outside the al-Shifa Hospital but stated that troops would on Sunday assist in moving babies being treated there. He said that they were “speaking directly and regularly” with hospital staff. Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military...

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