let's take a listen to comments by the head of the office, andrea de domenico. in gaza fighting around al shifa hospital intensified over the weekend, in ashifa hospital, critical infrastructure were damaged including. in water tanks, oxygen stations, the cardiovascular facility and the maternity ward. three nurses were also reported killed. many of the people that were in the hospital have fled or tried to flee, some have remained behind, it's very difficult for us to establish how many are still in the premises. in particular we call everybody to respect hospitals, ihl specifically protect hospitals and medical personnel. hospitals must not be made place. of warfare, any military operation around or within hospital must take steps to spare and protect the patients, medical staff and other civilians and all feasible precautions must be taken including the effective warnings which consider the ability of patients, medical staff and other civilians to evacuate the safely. lives in gaza are hanging by a thread due to the pleating of fuel and medical supplies, we h