Gaza (Union)
Yesterday, the World Health Organization warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip would completely collapse if the flow of fuel stopped following the closure of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings.
This came in statements by the organization’s spokeswoman, Margaret Harris, during the weekly press conference of the United Nations office in Geneva, regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Harris said, “The organization supported some health centers in Gaza, including Nasser Hospital, after Israel launched a ground attack on Rafah on May 6, and that this measure was implemented as part of the emergency plan despite the ground attack on Rafah in the south of the Strip.”
She stated that the World Health Organization is storing health supplies in various hospitals, field hospitals, and specific areas.
She pointed out the importance of fuel entering the Gaza Strip, saying: “Without fuel, everything that is done in our hospital will stop, and it will no longer be possible to perform life-saving treatments here.”
“Without fuel, no matter what anyone does, the entire health care system will collapse,” she added.
The UN official also stressed that “destroying access to the health care system would be catastrophic for everyone.”
For the sixth day, the Israeli army continues to close the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing, and continues to close the Rafah crossing on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt for the fourth day after it announced control over it last Tuesday.
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