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WHO Expresses Concern Over Israeli Raid On Gaza Hospital

Premature babies which were evacuated from an incubator in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City receive treatment at a hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the recent Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, expressing deep concern for the patients and individuals seeking shelter at the facility. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the organization has lost contact with the hospital personnel, highlighting the urgent need for protection of hospitals, patients, health professionals, and humanitarian workers.

Prior to the raid, WHO and its partners managed to evacuate 23 patients and 26 caregivers from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Shifa Hospital amidst ongoing hostilities in the area. The hospital, located in Beit Lahiya, serves approximately 200 patients and provides shelter to hundreds of others.

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