GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said Israel is killing about 160 children every day on average in Gaza. “An average of about 160 children are killed every day based on the figures of the (Palestinian) Ministry of Health,” WHO official Christian Lindmeier told a UN briefing in Geneva. Lindmeier rei...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s threat to bomb Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza is “deeply concerning,” the WHO chief said on Sunday. “We reiterate – it’s impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said on X. He added that healthcare must always be protected under International Humanitar...
LONDON (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday the UN health agency had not been able to establish communication with its staff in Gaza, where Israel’s intense attacks had led to the breakdown of communication networks. “Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely ...
GENEVA (AA) – At least 94,000 liters of fuel is required daily to keep critical functions running at Gaza’s 12 major hospitals, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Addressing a UN press briefing in Geneva via a video link, Richard Peeperkorn, the WHO’s representative in occupied Palestinian territory, warned that the acut...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the prisoners it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it [&helli...
GENEVA (AA) – While limited aid delivery began last weekend to the blockaded Gaza Strip, there are no security guarantees for getting aid to hospitals in the northern part of the strip, the World Health Organization has warned. Underlining the “huge risk” for people delivering relief, Rick Brennan, WHO regional emergencies di...
ATHENS (AA) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “sustained” access for health aid in the Gaza Strip. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the WHO has called for the safe passage of additional aid convoys across the enclave, protection of all humanitarian workers and sustained access to health […]
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization called Thursday for a daily flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip beyond the first convoy readying near the border — including fuel to keep hospitals running. Egypt’s state-linked television Al Qahera News reported that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and ...
Paris, France – OCTOBER 18, 2023 09:54:06 GMT – AFP A strike on a Gaza hospital compound which health officials there said killed hundreds has provoked outrage and condemnation from around the world, with protests on the streets of Amman, Tunis, Beirut and Tehran. Hamas, which runs the territory, accused Israel of being behind the ...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP The World Health Organization on Monday warned there were only “24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left” in the Gaza Strip before “a real catastrophe” sets in. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said the bombarded, besieged territory must be allowed to rec...
