UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the 'heroic efforts' of staff at Gaza City's besieged Al-Shifa hospital and expressed concern for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the enclave where heavy rainfall has caused flooding and aggravated the already dire health crisis. In a statement issued later in the day, the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) chief said that fuel stocks were now exhausted, bringing the aid operation to a halt on the Egyptian border.

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was 'deeply disturbed by the horrible situation and dramatic loss of life' reported in Gaza's medical facilities.
'In the name of humanity, the Secretary-General calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire', the statement reiterated.