ALBAWABA - World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday that the war between Israel and Hamas is having a catastrophic impact on health in the Gaza Strip.
"The impact of the conflict on health is catastrophic, and health workers are doing an impossible job in unimaginable conditions," the UN health agency's director-general told the opening of a WHO executive board special session called to discuss the health conditions in Gaza.
"As more and more people move to a smaller and smaller area, overcrowding, combined with the lack of adequate food, water, shelter and sanitation, are creating the ideal conditions for disease to spread," Tedros added.
"Gaza's health system is on its knees and collapsing," Tedros said, with only 14 out of 36 hospitals functioning with any capacity at all, and of them, only two are in the north of Gaza.
Hamas operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
As of the latest statistics by the media office in Gaza, has risen to 17,487. The office put the number of injuries at more than 46,480, saying that the majority of them are children and women.
