Gaza hospital chief denies Israeli charge that medics rejected fuel

The head of the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza has denied claims by Israel that his hospital rejected fuel supply under pressure from Hamas, with the hospital's director, Mohammad Abu Salamia, calling the charge a "lie and defamation."

The Israeli Foreign Ministry reported that Hamas, which rules Gaza, prevented the hospital from using 300 liters of fuel that Israeli soldiers had placed in containers next to the hospital on Saturday evening.

Abu Salamia did not deny the reports about the containers but said the quantity would not be enough to run the hospital generators for "fifteen minutes."