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The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced its loss of contact on Friday with the staff of the last operating hospital in northern Gaza after the Israeli occupation army reported it was carrying out operations in the area.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation army stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital and detained hundreds of patients and staff.
Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X: “Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern #Gaza, we have lost touch with the personnel there. This development is deeply disturbing given the number of patients being served and people sheltering there.”
Ghebreyesus explained: “Prior to this, @WHO and partners managed to reach Kamal Adwan Hospital late last night, amid hostilities in the vicinity, and transferred 23 patients and 26 caregivers to Al-Shifa Hospital.”
“Kamal Adwan Hospital has been overflowing with close to 200 patients – a constant stream of horrific trauma cases. It is also full of hundreds of people seeking shelter,” he added.
The United Nations official noted: “Accessing hospitals across #Gaza is getting unbelievably harder and exposes our staff to unnecessary danger,” calling for “an immediate ceasefire; and protection of hospitals, patients, health professionals and humanitarians.”
Israeli forces launched a large-scale air and ground offensive in northern Gaza this month, claiming they wanted to prevent Hamas from regrouping in the area.
READ: Israel army raids Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, detains Director
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