4 patients die as oxygen runs out in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials say

By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials say four patients died after their oxygen ran out in southern Gaza’s main hospital after Israel troops stormed and seized the facility. The Israeli military says its forces are searching the hospital for the possible remains of hostages abducted by Hamas. Negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza, meanwhile, appear to have stalled, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed back hard against the U.S. vision for after the war — particularly its calls for the creation of a Palestinian state. After speaking overnight with President Joe Biden, Netanyahu wrote on X that Israel will not accept “international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians.”