Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the military to prepare to build a “humanitarian city” in Gaza that critics describe as a “concentration camp.”

The decision followed discussions with the European Union, which has pressed Israel to ease the dire humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the territory.

Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement is not likely to be secured in just a day's time, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.

Israel has agreed to allow in fuel for the first time since March; the E.U. will have a presence at border crossings.

Hamas has rejected a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal, a senior official in Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office told reporters Saturday.

The father of NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mandami sits on a council rife with anti-Israel sentiment and has previously expressed sympathy for suicide bombers.

Hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 Palestinians in Gaza, including four children.