WHO draws attention to the acute crisis in the Gaza Strip. Director Tedros calls for mercy and ending the blockade, the first supply of aid has already been sent to the UN.
The CEO of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhan Ghebreyesus called on Thursday to prove mercy in his military campaign in the Gaza Strip. AFP wrote that Tedros recalled his own experience of adolescence during the Ethiopia war in an emotional speech before the World Health Assembly, TASR reports.
“I see how people in Gaza feel at the moment. I feel it. I can imagine.
Blockade and help
He described the abuse of food or medical needs as a tool of pressure as “very incorrect”, which responded to the complete blockade of the Gaza band by Israel until recently. The first supply of humanitarian aid began to distribute the UN after more than two months on Thursday.
“The challenge of peace is actually in the best interest of Israel himself. I feel that the war is harmful to Israel himself and will not bring a permanent solution. I ask you to have mercy. It’s good for you and Palestinians. It’s good for humanity,” Tedros said.
The state of medical facilities
According to the WHO, 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are “in immediate life -threatening” and suffer from acute food, water, medical material, fuel and shelter. The organization called on the end of starvation, the release of all hostages and the restoration of the supply and operation of the medical system.
According to the WHO, 94 percent of all hospitals there are damaged in the coastal enclave. Of the 36 hospitals, only 19 remains in operation, while the staff work under “impossible conditions”, she said in its statement.
“Destroying is systematic. Hospitals are renewed and supplied only to be exposed to fighting or attacked again. This destructive cycle must end,” the WHO said.
