WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For $7 Million To Fund Gaza, West Bank

The funds were required to "enable a comprehensive emergency response in the next six months", the WHO said in a statement, following the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians since May 10.

The World Health Organization Thursday issued an urgent appeal for $7 million needed over six months in response to a health crisis in Gaza and the West Bank amid a conflict with Israel. The funds were required to "enable a comprehensive emergency response in the next six months", the WHO said in a statement, following the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians since May 10. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)