The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned in totality the Israel attacks on Healthcare facilities, the development which violent international humanitarian law and increase people suffering.
Middle East WHO regional chief Hanan Balkhy said the targeting of healthcare workers and facilities in the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon “cannot continue to be a defining feature of conflicts”.
Speaking at a news conference in Cairo, Balkhy reiterated the importance of protecting hospitals, clinics and workers in Gaza and Lebanon, saying up to 1,000 healthcare staff have lost their lives in Gaza and 77 in Lebanon in the past year.
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“More evacuation orders have been issued in the past few days, and the strength of Gaza’s healthcare workers is dwindling,” she said, adding that Gaza was one of the most dangerous places for the UN to operate.
On Lebanon, Balkhy said there had been dozens of attacks on healthcare facilities there too.
“Basic healthcare infrastructure has been severely impacted with the organisation verifying 36 attacks on healthcare facilities since last October,” she said.
In the same vein, report said since October last year, 1,140 attacks on healthcare have been verified in the occupied Palestinian territory – 516 in Gaza and 624 in the occupied West Bank.
In a post on X, the UN agency said: “In emergencies, attacks on health care prevent people from accessing health services when they need them the most.
“Health should be always protected everywhere.”
Source: Aljazeera