World Well being Group (WHO) Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned Sunday that Al-Shifa Hospital within the Gaza Strip is not working as a medical facility, citing a regarding rise in affected person fatalities.
“Regrettably, the hospital is just not functioning as a hospital anymore. The world can not stand silent whereas hospitals, which must be protected havens, are reworked into scenes of loss of life, devastation and despair,” Tedros wrote on X.
Emphasizing “the dire and dangerous” state of affairs on the hospital, he highlighted that for the previous three days, the ability has lacked electrical energy and water and has poor web connectivity, severely hampering its potential to supply important care.
“Tragically, the variety of affected person fatalities has elevated considerably,” he mentioned, reiterating his name for a cease-fire within the Palestinian enclave.
Israel has been finishing up relentless air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip — together with on hospitals, residences and homes of worship — because the Palestinian group Hamas launched a cross-border assault on Oct. 7.
Since then, the variety of deaths within the ongoing Israeli assaults has surpassed 11,100, together with greater than 8,000 ladies and youngsters, the federal government media workplace in Gaza mentioned on Sunday.
The Israeli loss of life toll is sort of 1,200, in keeping with official figures.
Supply: AA
