There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery and cannot be moved are "waiting to die", the UN health agency said on Thursday, in a plea for a ceasefire to allow more aid into the shattered enclave.

3-year-old boy, whose house was bombed, recovers in Nasser hospital after the amputation of part of his right leg. UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A
3-year-old boy, whose house was bombed, recovers in Nasser hospital after the amputation of part of his right leg. UNICEF/Abed Zaqout A

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