The World Health Organization announced that Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City had turned into a “death zone,” calling for its complete evacuation.

The organization said in a statement, at dawn on Sunday, that it led an assessment mission to the hospital yesterday, and headed a joint United Nations team that included public health experts, logistical officials and security staff from a group of agencies on a short and “high-risk” mission to the hospital.

WHO said that she is working with her partners to “develop urgent plans for the immediate evacuation of the remaining patients, staff and their families,” noting that 291 patients and 25 health workers are still inside the hospital.

The World Health Organization noted that the team described the hospital as a "death zone" and that the situation there was "desperate."

WHO  pointed out that "the effects of the bombing and shooting were clear, and the team saw a mass grave at the entrance to the hospital and was told that more than 80 people were buried there."

The organization indicated that there is a shortage of clean water, fuel, medicines, food and other basic aid, which has caused the largest and most advanced hospitals in Gaza to stop working.

It added, "The hospital's corridors and grounds were filled with medical and solid waste, which increased the risk of infection." She stated that among the patients remaining in the hospital were 32 children, "whose conditions are very critical."

The World Health Organization confirmed that a number of patients died during the past two or three days due to the absence of medical services.