GAZA: Five Palestinian patients at Al-Shifa Medical Complex, which has been under Israeli military siege for the sixth day in a raw, today were pronounced dead, according to medical sources. Sources reported that the occupation forces are detaining about 240 patients along with their caregivers, in addition to 10 healthcare workers inside the Complex, under harsh conditions without water, food, or health services. A large number of the wounded are facing dire conditions inside the Complex and worms have begun to emerge from their wounds, added the sources. Medical personnel and patients urgently appealed to all UN institutions and the international community to immediately intervene in order to save their lives. Yesterday, the Israeli occupation army shelled several buildings and set on fire the vascular surgery department at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse