WHO: Situation in Gaza 'spiralling out of control' 

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday warned that the situation in Gaza is “spiralling out of control” due to the inability to get ready-to-deliver humanitarian aid into the Strip.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, formerly Twitter, “With every second that we delay bringing in medical assistance, we lose lives,” stressing that medical supplies have been stuck for four days at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

The situation in #Gaza is spiralling out of control.

Every second we wait to get medical aid in, we lose lives.

For 4 days @WHO supplies have been stuck at the border.

We need immediate access to start delivering life-saving supplies.

We need violence on all sides to stop.

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 18, 2023

He later added: “We welcome USA’s leadership and Israel’s agreement to allow food, water and medical aid into Gaza via Egypt. Many lives depend on this happening. @WHO  and partners have been ready to deliver the lifesaving supplies since Saturday.”

The Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip has risen to more than 3,000 martyrs and 12,500 people have been injured, while the number of martyrs in the West Bank has reached 62 with more than 1,250 wounded since the start of the Israeli aggression on 7 October.

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