There is no room in hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli airstrikes have left Gaza’s health system “on the verge of collapse”, according to the World Health Organization.
Meanwhile, at least 10 paramedics have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its latest military operation on the besieged Strip, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
WHO: On the Verge of Collapse
Due to the Israeli decision to cut off fuel, electricity, and water, Gaza’s hospitals now only have a few hours of electricity a day.
Therefore, WHO has called for an immediate end to hostilities and the protection of healthcare facilities.
‘Psychological Warfare’, while Israel calls on Palestinians to relocate en masse, adding more fear and confusion to a horrific war, where thousands were killed and wounded in an ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
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In a statement issued on Friday, the WHO said that “the crisis in Gaza is worsening as the number of infections rises due to a severe shortage of medical supplies.”
“We call for the immediate opening of a humanitarian corridor to ensure that there are no obstacles to the entry of health and humanitarian supplies.”
AJA: The Director General of Hospitals in #Gaza told Aljazeera that the Israeli bombing targeted some medicine stores.
Newborn babies were killed as a result of the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.
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International Red Cross: Beyond Imagination
The International Committee also issued a statement on Thursday, warning that besieged Gaza still has some fuel to operate generators but it could run out “in hours.”
In a separate statement on Friday, the Red Cross called for the protection of “Gaza’s civilians and infrastructure,” adding:
“Our teams’ reports from Gaza are beyond imagination. The sequence of events is moving towards disastrous prospects”.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
