Israel bombs al-Shifa Hospital, targets emergency vehicles in Zeitoun
The Israeli army also fired at emergency vehicles trying to reach the wounded in Gaza City's Zeitoun area, Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal has said.
Israeli forces have used drones and fighter jets in recent days. Palestinians in the Zeitoun neighbourhood have been trapped as civil defence members are barred from reaching the area.
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