Machinegun fire reported near Kamal Adwan hospital, patients trapped: Report

The situation around Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza on Thursday is deteriorating by the minute, with the hospital totally blocked by Israeli soldiers. 

Al Jazeera is reporting heavy gunfire outside the hospital, with a car set on fire outside the hospital's main gate. 

Hussam Abu Safia, director of the hospital, told Al Jazeera that at least 15 operations cannot be performed as a result of Israeli shelling. 

Israeli soldiers are not letting supplies into the hospital or allowing patients to leave.