Reports of violent bombardment in Gaza ‘petrifying’: WHO chief
ISTANBUL (AA) – The situation of the health sector in Gaza is “unimaginable,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
“The reports of ongoing hostilities and heavy bombardment in Gaza are petrifying,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
“Yesterday (Saturday) our team visited Nassar Medical Hospital in the south. It was packed with 1,000 patients — 3 times over its capacity,” Tedros said, adding that “countless people were seeking shelter, filling every corner of the facility.”
The WHO chief stated that “patients were receiving care on the floor, screaming in pain.”
He stressed that “these conditions are beyond inadequate – unimaginable for the provision of health care.”
“I cannot find words strong enough to express our concern over what we’re witnessing,” Tedros added.
He reiterated his call for a “cease-fire now.”
The Israeli army resumed bombing early Friday after declaring an end to a week-long pause in its war against Palestinian people in Gaza.
It has killed more than 15,200 Palestinians — mostly children and women — since October 7.
The infrastructure, health and education systems have completely collapsed.
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