Gaza – The World Health Organization condemned yesterday, Saturday, the “massive destruction” caused to the largest hospital in Gaza as a result of the recent Israeli siege, and it has become an “empty structure” except for corpses.
A World Health Organization mission was able to enter the hospital on Friday after several failed attempts since March 25, according to the United Nations body, which condemned the massive destruction there.
A post by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the “X” platform said: “The World Health Organization and its partners were able to reach the Shifa (complex) which was once the backbone of the health system in Gaza and which is now an empty shell except for human graves after… The last siege.”
Tedros said the team saw “at least five bodies during the mission.”
He added that the team members also noticed that “the majority of the buildings of the hospital complex suffered massive damage and that most of the assets were damaged or turned into ashes.”
“Even restoring the operational minimum in the short term does not seem possible,” he said, adding: “An in-depth evaluation by a team of engineers is needed to determine whether the remaining buildings are safe for future use.”
Tedros expressed his regret that efforts by the World Health Organization and other relief organizations to resume basic services at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israel’s first devastating raid on the hospital last year “were in vain, and people were once again deprived of access to life-saving health care services.”
Of the 36 main hospitals in Gaza, only ten are partially functioning, according to the World Health Organization.
Israeli forces withdrew from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday after a two-week military operation during which they said they clashed with Palestinian fighters inside what was previously the most important medical complex in the Palestinian Strip.
Source: AFP
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2024-04-08 20:37:34