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Live from NPR news in New York City, I'm Dwaalisekowt. Health officials in Gaza say they are under a,

quote, unprecedented attack by Israeli forces in the north of the enclave.

The AP reports that Palestinian officials say at least 20 people were killed in overnight

attacks. More from NPR's Kerry Khan.

The director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza says the facility has been

shelled by sniper fire and drones. The director of Kamala Adman Hospital

says the attacks have come with no warning and no protection for patients and civilians. He insists

there are no military targets or fighters within his hospital, which he says has hundreds of

patients and civilians there, including babies in the neonatal unit. Israel says

Hamas militants operate in hospitals and schools endangering civilians. In a statement to NPR,

the Israeli military says its forces have been operating in the vicinity, but not within the

hospital's premises. In the past 48 hours, more than 50 Palestinians were killed in Gaza

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