The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated on Wednesday that the organization is working to increase medical evacuation operations during the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on the American platform "X," Ghebreyesus mentioned that more than 16,500 people are still waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza.
He pointed out that the damaged health facilities in Gaza are unable to provide the necessary care for Palestinian patients and the injured.
The Director of the organization expressed his encouragement for the commitment of countries to receive the injured and patients suffering from serious illnesses in Gaza for medical care.
He noted that the organization's medical evacuation program has supported the evacuation of nearly 8,000 patients from Gaza for treatment over the past two years, including more than 5,500 children.
Ghebreyesus called for the opening of all evacuation routes to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas, which came into effect on October 10, ended two years of genocide against the Gaza Strip.
The genocide resulted in more than 69,000 Palestinian deaths and over 170,000 injuries, most of whom are children and women, in addition to the destruction of 90 percent of civilian infrastructure, with the United Nations estimating the reconstruction cost at around $70 billion.
More than 16,500 people are still waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza.
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"World Health Organization": We are working to increase medical evacuation operations in Gaza.