"The situation is very catastrophic because the electricity will abruptly go off within 24 hours," one doctor warned.

Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.

By Ali Sawafta GAZA (Reuters) -Doctors at Gaza's largest hospital say crippling fuel shortages have led them to put several premature babies in single incubators as they struggle to keep the newborns alive while Israel presses on with its military campaign.

While waiting to enter Gaza on a medical aid mission, an American doctor watched Israeli security forces confiscate the cans of powdered baby formula packed in his luggage. The vital product is desperately lacking in the Palestinian enclave,

Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.