WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Nasser hospital in southern Gaza is only “minimally functioning” and facing shortages of major resources.

The hospital – Gaza’s largest remaining healthcare facility – is situated in the southern city of Khan Younis which has been under sustained assault from Israeli forces.

Although the WHO says it was able to deliver some medical supplies on Monday, there remains shortages of “specialized medical practitioners”, “medicines, oxygen, food, fuel” and “ways to dispose of solid waste”.

Efforts to deliver food to the hospital were delayed, said Tedros.

“Due to delays around the checkpoint, the crowds took food being delivered, and once again it did not reach Nasser. This underscores the utter desperation of people in Gaza, who live in hellish conditions, including severe hunger. We continue to seek permission to deliver the fuel to the hospital,” he added.