Inside Al Shifa hospital - in pictures

  • Dr Abeer Al Gharbawi performs surgery illuminated by the flashlights of two cellphones during a power cut at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. All photos: AP
    Dr Abeer Al Gharbawi performs surgery illuminated by the flashlights of two cellphones during a power cut at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. All photos: AP
  • An unidentified, unaccompanied man lies on the floor of Shifa Hospital receiving treatment after a rocket strike
    An unidentified, unaccompanied man lies on the floor of Shifa Hospital receiving treatment after a rocket strike
  • A man carries his grandson, wounded in an Israeli strike
    A man carries his grandson, wounded in an Israeli strike
  • Kidney patients who require lifesaving dialysis sit amid the destruction caused by an Israeli raid after the dialysis unit at Al Shifa Hospital suspended services due to fuel shortages
    Kidney patients who require lifesaving dialysis sit amid the destruction caused by an Israeli raid after the dialysis unit at Al Shifa Hospital suspended services due to fuel shortages
  • Palestinians are brought to Al Shifa Hospital after being wounded while on their way to an aid distribution centre in Gaza city
    Palestinians are brought to Al Shifa Hospital after being wounded while on their way to an aid distribution centre in Gaza city
  • A mother carries her child into a patient treatment tent set up in the yard of the hospital
    A mother carries her child into a patient treatment tent set up in the yard of the hospital
  • Medical staff members at Al Shifa take a break in a room designated for sterilising surgical tools, which also serves as a rest and prayer area.
    Medical staff members at Al Shifa take a break in a room designated for sterilising surgical tools, which also serves as a rest and prayer area.
  • Hospital staff carry boxes of supplies on a stretcher past Yousef Abu Suhaila, 16, who was wounded in an Israeli strike and was awaiting treatment
    Hospital staff carry boxes of supplies on a stretcher past Yousef Abu Suhaila, 16, who was wounded in an Israeli strike and was awaiting treatment
  • Patients register for treatment at the reception area set up in the yard of the hospital
    Patients register for treatment at the reception area set up in the yard of the hospital
  • A nurse treats a wounded person inside a warehouse constructed in the yard of the hospital.
    A nurse treats a wounded person inside a warehouse constructed in the yard of the hospital.
  • Emergency ward nurses take a break in a room after treating a large number of injuries
    Emergency ward nurses take a break in a room after treating a large number of injuries
  • Wadih Ghaben, 11, a displaced Palestinian boy with a gunshot wound, lies on a mattress outside the special operating room due to intense heat
    Wadih Ghaben, 11, a displaced Palestinian boy with a gunshot wound, lies on a mattress outside the special operating room due to intense heat
  • Dr Abeer Al Gharbawi, left, performs surgery under the illumination of a battery-powered light during a blackout
    Dr Abeer Al Gharbawi, left, performs surgery under the illumination of a battery-powered light during a blackout
  • The main buildings of Al Shifa Hospital lie in ruins after Israeli air and ground offensives. Hospital management estimate that 70 per cent of the complex has been destroyed
    The main buildings of Al Shifa Hospital lie in ruins after Israeli air and ground offensives. Hospital management estimate that 70 per cent of the complex has been destroyed