Situation in northern Gaza ‘catastrophic’: WHO chief
The Hindu
WHO chief warns of dire situation in Gaza, with military operations near hospitals, urging ceasefire for healthcare protection.
The World Health Organization chief warned Saturday (October 26, 2024) of a disastrous situation in the north of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, with "intensive military operations unfolding around and within healthcare facilities".
"The situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, warning that "a critical shortage of medical supplies, compounded by severely limited access, are depriving people of life saving care".
He pointed in particular to the situation at Kamal Adwan, northern Gaza's last functioning hospital, which was stormed by Israeli forces on Friday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The Ministry charged that the raid on the facility in the Jabalia camp, where Israel launched a major operation earlier this month, left two children dead.
And it accused the Israeli forces of detaining hundreds of staff, patients and displaced people during the raid.
The Israeli military said its forces were operating around Kamal Adwan, but was "not aware of live fire and strikes in the area of the hospital".
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