Fear Grows Inside Shifa

Thousands of Civilians Had Been Sheltering in the Shifa Compound in Recent Weeks, but Many Fled Friday After Several Nearby Strikes in Which One Person Was Killed and Several Were Wounded.

More Than 11,070 Palestinians, Two-Thirds of Them Women and Minors, Have Been Killed Since the War Began, According to the Health Ministry in Hamas-Controlled Gaza, Which Does Not Differentiate Between Civilian and Militant Deaths. About 2,700 People Have Been Reported Missing and Are Thought to Be Possibly Trapped or Dead Under the Rubble.

Power Goes out at Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Amid Intense Fighting Between Israel and Hamas

By Sarah Jenkins

• Oct 8, 2026 • 7 min read

Power Goes out at Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Amid Intense Fighting Between Israel and Hamas

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Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (Ap) — Israeli Troops and Hamas Gunmen Battled Saturday Outside Gaza ‘S Largest Hospital Where Frantic Doctors Said the Last Generator Had Run out of Fuel, Causing the Death of a Premature Baby and Four Other Patients. Thousands of War-Wounded, Medical Staff and Displaced Civilians Were Caught in the Fighting.

Sarah Jenkins

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