World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the intensified Israeli ground operations in Gaza and new evacuation requests have pushed the health system beyond the point of collapse.
In a post on Twitter, Ghebreyesus noted that the Indonesian, Kamal Adwan, and Al-Awda hospitals, along with three clinics and four health points, are located within the evacuation zone announced by the Israeli occupation army on Tuesday.
He also pointed out that two other hospitals, four clinics, and six health points are located within one kilometer of the aforementioned area.
Ghebreyesus stated that the European Gaza Hospital and other health facilities in southern Gaza are located within the evacuation areas announced on Monday.
He pointed out that Nasser Medical Complex, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, five clinics, and 17 health points are located approximately one kilometer from this area.
He continued: "Even if health facilities in Gaza are not attacked or forced to evacuate, attacks on areas there and the presence of soldiers prevent patients from receiving healthcare and prevent the World Health Organization from resupplying hospitals. This could quickly put hospitals out of action."
Ghebreyesus emphasized the World Health Organization's call for the immediate protection of health services, stressing the need to prevent targeting hospitals and to cease hostilities.
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WHO: Gaza's health system has reached the point of collapse