As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, Israel’s largest hospital has taken extraordinary measures.

In less than 36 hours, Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv relocated its operations into an underground car park, transforming the space into a functioning medical facility as the threat of air raids intensified.

Hospital staff say the move was necessary because the frequency of attacks made it increasingly difficult to safely carry out procedures in above-ground wards.

Doctors, nurses and staff worked around the clock to shift equipment, beds and critical services underground, creating a makeshift hospital designed to operate under constant threat.

“Never, ever worked in an environment like this,” one doctor said. “How long will we be down here? Indefinitely — we are prepared for indefinitely.”

Among the departments moved underground was the paediatrics ward, where staff are trying to preserve a sense of normality for their youngest patients.

Clowns, balloons and colourful decorations line the subterranean corridors – small efforts by hospital workers to distract children from the reality unfolding above them, as the conflict shows little sign of ending.

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