With emergency crews in auto-pilot, casualties stream into Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.
Health Officials say at least 385 Palestinians have been killed and thousands wounded by Israel's 13-day offensive.
These staggering numbers are taking a toll on area hospitals.
Authorities say hospitals face crisis-level shortages of medical supplies.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HEALTH MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, ASHRAF AL-QIDRA, SAYING:
"Health teams have announced a red alert across all hospitals in the Gaza Strip and they have communicated this to officials. Officials should take responsibility because the state of health has entered a catastrophic stage, especially the special surgery and the intensive care units - they are suffering a lot across Gaza Strip hospitals."
The Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service is feeling the weight of the war.
Paramedics' lives are at risk from Israeli fire.
Ambulances cannot always reach victims, because certain areas ha
