Israel ‘Systematically Dismantled’ Health Care System in Northern Gaza – WHO

Israeli concern forces launched an unprecedented, unwarranted onslaught connected the Kamal Adwan Hospital, successful bluish Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

“The world is determination is nary existent wellness attraction disposable for radical successful the bluish Gaza close now.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the wellness attraction strategy successful bluish Gaza has been systematically destroyed by the Israeli service with the Kamal Adwan Hospital present retired of service.

“We’ve seen the systematic dismantling of the wellness strategy successful bluish Gaza,” WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told the Anadolu quality agency.

“It’s been nether siege, really, for 80 days, and this is putting the lives of, we estimate, 75,000 Palestinians who stay successful the country astatine large risk,” Harris emphasized.

JUST IN: Footage from Hebrew Channel 14 shows the last moments astir Kamal Adwan Hospital.

From wrong the tank, Israeli soldiers inquire Doctor Hussam to assistance his garment and mock him for not having changed his apparel successful a week.

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She confirmed that the Kamal Adwan Hospital, the past large aesculapian installation successful bluish Gaza, was present empty, reported Anadolu, with critically sick patients transferred to the Indonesian Hospital, which is already struggling owed to a deficiency of indispensable instrumentality and supplies.

“The world is determination is nary existent wellness attraction disposable for radical successful the bluish Gaza close now,” said Harris.

Dr. Abu Safiya’s Detention

On the detention of the hospital’s director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, by Israeli authorities, Harris said the WHO had nary accusation connected his status.

Dr. Abu Safiya: Gaza’s Voice of Humanity Silenced

Demand justness for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a #Gaza doc tortured and detained by #Israel aft his lad was killed—his merchandise is simply a combat for humanity. #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust pic.twitter.com/bpsfZZ6kQP

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In different parts of Gaza, said Harris, radical were besides grappling with inadequate structure and food, making entree to aesculapian attraction progressively difficult.

She noted that different hospitals successful Gaza were besides nether attack, with 2 facilities successful cardinal Gaza deed recently, further exacerbating the situation, the Anadolu study added.

Infants Frozen to Death

Seven Palestinians, including six infants, person died successful caller days owed to the utmost acold that has gripped the enclave.

Commenting connected the deaths, Harris described the concern arsenic “unbearably sad.”

“This is the cruelest happening you tin bash to parents not capable to supply the astir basal things for their kid and to ticker their small ones die,” she added.

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Harris noted that a twelvemonth agone “we predicted that due to the fact that radical were forced retired of their homes and not provided with capable structure and capable services.”

“If the bombs didn’t termination them, the diseases and the deprivation would…I couldn’t judge that this would really travel to pass,” the WHO spokesperson emphasized.

Ongoing Genocide

The ongoing Israeli battle connected the Gaza Strip, which began connected October 7, 2023, has led to a humanitarian situation of unprecedented scale. As the decease toll among besieged and starved Palestinian civilians continues to emergence daily, Israel is presently facing charges of genocide against Palestinians earlier the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

A video documents an Israeli Apache chopper firing astatine Palestinians' homes successful bluish Gaza. pic.twitter.com/py0niB84uk

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According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, astatine slightest 45,541 Palestinians person been killed, and 108,338 wounded successful Israel’s ongoing genocide successful Gaza starting connected October 7, 2023. The toll is expected to emergence further, with astatine slightest 11,000 radical inactive unaccounted for, presumed dormant nether the rubble of their homes crossed Gaza.

The war, which Palestinians telephone “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” began aft a subject cognition carried retired by Hamas connected Israeli territory. Israel reports that 1,200 of its soldiers and civilians were killed during the archetypal onslaught connected October 7. However, Israeli media person raised concerns that a important fig of Israeli casualties were caused by ‘friendly fire’ during the assault.

Humanitarian Disaster

Human rights organizations, some Palestinian and international, person reported that the overwhelming bulk of the casualties successful Gaza are women and children. The ongoing unit has besides exacerbated an acute famine, with thousands of children among the dead, highlighting the severity of the humanitarian disaster.

Palestinian writer Ibrahim Al-Khalili reports connected the harsh conditions faced by Palestinians crossed Gaza to get breadstuff with the onset of the rainy season, amid a shortage of indispensable supplies and substance owed to the terrible Israeli blockade that has lasted for much than 14… pic.twitter.com/JL88S16KpG

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2024

The warfare has displaced astir 2 cardinal radical from their homes crossed Gaza, with the bulk of the displaced forced into the already overcrowded confederate portion of the Strip. The colonisation successful Gaza remains trapped successful the ongoing conflict, with small entree to basal necessities specified arsenic food, water, and aesculapian care.

(Anadolu, PC)