Hamas urges UN to send international medical teams to Gaza's hospitals

Hamas on Wednesday released a statement in which it accused Israel of preventing fuel from reaching Gaza's hospitals, and called on the international community to send medical teams to aid the enclave's medical facilities.

Throughout the Israeli war on Gaza, Israel's military has targeted Gaza's hospitals and killed doctors and medical workers.

"The [Israeli] occupation prevents fuel from reaching hospitals and tries to deceive the international community into allowing aid in, while continuing its open war on it," Hamas said in its statement.

"We renew our call to the United Nations and the relevant UN agencies, especially the World Health Organisation and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to take immediate action and save the health sector in Gaza from the risk of complete collapse."