Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said on Sunday, December 24 (Monday), that the health system in Gaza is in a state of destruction.
Ghebreyesus once again called for a cease-fire and described the continuing work of health workers under the conditions as very difficult.
And in a message on the social network X, it is written: “The destruction of the health system in Gaza is a tragedy. We emphasize our request for an immediate ceasefire.”
This official of the World Health Organization added, while the insecurity continues, the injured patients will be transferred to the hospitals, “We see the doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers who will continue their efforts to save lives.”
The United Nations has warned about the deterioration of the health system in Gaza since the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel.
According to Israel, extremists Hamas killed 1140 people in Israel. The Israeli authorities had previously reported the death toll at 1,200 and 1,400 before that.
The Israeli authorities also said that the extremists Hamas had taken 250 people hostage, of which 129 people are still in the captivity of this group.
Meanwhile, Hamas officials have said that 20,424 people, most of them women and children, have been killed as a result of continuous attacks by Israeli forces on Gaza.
The population of 2.4 million people in Gaza faces a shortage of water, food, oil and medicine due to Israel’s siege.
Of the 36 hospitals in Gaza, only one remains partially operational.
WHO staff said the scenes of abandoned patients, including children begging for water and food, were “unbearable”.
The World Health Organization has also said that health needs will increase and only 30% of health workers are engaged in work.
Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes have repeatedly targeted hospitals. Israel claims that there are tunnels, shopping malls and terrorist offices under these hospitals, but Hamas has denied these claims.
The World Health Organization has recorded 246 attacks on Gaza’s health sector, including hospitals and ambulances, in which 582 people were killed and 748 others were injured.