The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip stated that "the closure of Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis is a catastrophe with unpredictable consequences," noting that it is the sole healthcare facility for hundreds of patients and wounded in the southern governorate.
The ministry's statement came Sunday morning as a result of the Israeli military issuing an evacuation order for the area housing Nasser Hospital.
She stressed that repeated threats of eviction and shelling of areas surrounding hospitals are disrupting the work of medical staff and threatening to put the remaining hospitals out of service.
She added, "Medical staff, patients, and the wounded lack safe routes to reach hospitals amid ongoing evacuations and shelling."
The Ministry of Health in Gaza indicated that specialized health services provided to patients and the wounded in the remaining operating hospitals are besieged by a shortage of medical supplies and are at risk of being rendered inoperable.
She noted that it is impossible to wait any longer to implement temporary interventions that do not meet the minimum requirements for providing emergency and routine healthcare.
The Ministry of Health warned of the Israeli occupation's failure to respond to international organizations' efforts to increase medical supplies, protect hospitals, and ensure safe access for patients, the wounded, and healthcare workers to service delivery sites.
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Gaza Health: Nasser Hospital's shutdown is a catastrophe with unpredictable consequences.