World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Tuesday that Al Amal Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip is no longer operational.
"Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis is currently out of service due to increased attacks by the Israeli army in its vicinity," Ghebreyesus said in a post on the X platform.
He noted that access to the hospital was no longer possible, leading to more preventable deaths.
The UN official explained that the hospital is no longer able to admit new patients, despite the presence of many in need of medical care.
He pointed out that with the closure of Al Amal Hospital, Nasser Hospital is now the only hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, that has an intensive care unit.
"We once again call for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of health facilities, and unhindered access to essential medicines and medical supplies," Ghebreyesus added.
Health services in the Gaza Strip are facing a complete collapse due to systematic attacks by the Israeli occupation forces on hospitals and medical facilities, as part of the genocide Israel has been perpetrating against the people of the Strip for more than a year and a half.
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WHO: Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza is out of service