Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Israel hindering rescue missions to Gaza's Nasser hospital: WHO

 from Press TV

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel’s military forces are hindering medical rescue missions to the besieged Nasser Hospital, whose condition is “indescribable.”

The UN health agency issued a statement on social media on Tuesday morning, saying its staff managed to transfer 32 critical patients, including two children, out of the hospital on Sunday and Monday.

The transferred patients were moved to other hospitals and to field hospitals in the territory.

The regime’s forces had denied access to the facility since they took control of the hospital last week.

There are still an estimated 130 sick and injured patients and at least 15 doctors and nurses inside the facility, WHO said, warning that the conditions inside are ripe for the spread of disease.

“WHO fears for the safety and well-being of the patients and health workers remaining in the hospital and warns that further disruption to life-saving care for the sick and injured would lead to more deaths.”...

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