Geneva, The UN World Health Organization (WHO) called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and applying the relevant United Nations Security Council’s resolutions.
WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said that Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza is completely out of service and is unable to provide any medical services due to the Israeli strikes over the past two weeks against the facility, adding that 21 patients have died under the Israeli siege of the hospital.
She said the destruction of Al-Shifa Medical Complex means the collapse of the health system in the Gaza Strip, and that if access to the facility and the few remaining healthcare centers in northern Gaza were allowed today, the organization’s priorities would include providing supplies of medicine, fuel, and food, and evaluating additional needs to save the lives of the remaining patients.
The spokesperson said that WHO teams have been trying to reach the hospital for several days but most of their missions were turned away.
Source: Saudi Press Agency