Israeli troops have entered Gaza’s largest hospital; they say they’re targeting Hamas militants inside. And the House of Representatives has passed a short-term spending bill to help avert a government shutdown. The Israeli military says its troops have entered the largest hospital complex in Gaza. It says Hamas militants are operating a command center there. NPR’s Lauren Frayer reports medical staff and patients are trapped inside the hospital: Israel’s military says it’s carrying out a precise and targeted operation in a specific area of the Al-Shifa hospital complex. It called on any Hamas fighters inside to surrender. From the crowded hospital, the head of its burns unit tells Al Jazeera that people are being told to move away from the windows. They’re panic-stricken, he says. Israel accuses Hamas of basing fighters in or under hospitals. The U.S. says its intelligence suggests the same. Meanwhile, after the United Nations said its fuel depot in Gaza is now empty and that many more people would die as a result, Israeli defense officials now say they will allow fuel into Gaza for the first time since October 7th. They say it’s in response to a request from the U.S. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it has also lost contact with medical staffers inside the Gaza hospital.
