​​​​​​​Al-Shifa hospital director warns of catastrophe if Israel invades Gaza City

The director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza has warned of a looming catastrophe if Israeli forces invade Gaza City.

Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, he said hospitals are struggling with a severe shortage of operating rooms and medical supplies, leaving staff unable to treat the 1,500 to 2,000 wounded currently without space.

“We are facing a catastrophe if the occupation invades Gaza City,” he said, adding that diseases are spreading in camps and homes amid the collapse of the health system.

He called on the international community to protect medical staff and open humanitarian corridors to deliver relief to patients, warning that an invasion would result in a major massacre.