The ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but immense challenges lie …
Jan 19, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the Gaza ceasefire, hostage and prisoner release deal, which brings hope for millions of people whose lives have been ravaged by the conflict. The health challenges ahead are immense. The entire population of Gaza has faced multiple displacements. More than 46 600 people have been killed and over 110 000 have been injured. The real figures are ...
Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO
Jan 17, 2025 · Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave. “The target is to get between 500 and 600 ...
WHO calls for access to health and humanitarian assistance on …
Oct 10, 2023 · The World Health Organization (WHO) repeats its call for an end to the hostilities that are causing untold suffering in Israel and the Gaza Strip. Over 1000 people have died and many more injured following horrific acts of violence by Hamas and others on Saturday in Israel.
Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Since 7 October 2023, the escalating crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory has caused large numbers of civilian deaths and injuries. In the Gaza Strip, airstrikes and a lack of medical supplies, food, water and fuel have virtually depleted an …
U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza …
Dec 30, 2024 · Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials say he must be freed immediately.
World Health Organization Chief, Briefing Security Council on …
Nov 10, 2023 · Describing a health system that is on the verge of collapse, the head of the United Nations health agency urged the Security Council today to secure an immediate ceasefire and unfettered...
WHO resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes for 'health as …
Dec 10, 2023 · Just over a week after the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed, the World Health Organization's executive board adopted a resolution in a special session on Sunday to protect...
World Health Organization says Gaza's main hospital no longer …
Nov 11, 2023 · The World Health Organization has warned of a "dire and perilous" situation at Gaza's main medical facility, Al-Shifa Hospital, which is experiencing a near-complete power outage and...
World Health Organization trying to get access to Gaza hospital …
Feb 16, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was trying to get access to biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, the Nasser Hospital, following an Israeli raid on the facility.
Killing of health workers in the Israel–Hamas war - Wikipedia
From 7 October to January 2024, the online platform of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 304 attacks on healthcare in the Gaza Strip. Out of these attacks, 94 healthcare facilities were affected, including 26 hospitals that suffered damage.