Israel-Gaza war: WHO cancels delivery of medical supplies to hospitals in northern conflict zone due to unsafe conditions
- The delivery planned on Sunday had been designed to sustain the operations of five hospitals in the northern part of the enclave, the WHO said
- It was the fourth time since December 26, the WHO had to call off a planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees.
It was the fourth time WHO had had to call off a planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to al-Awda Hospital and the central drug store in northern Gaza since December 26, it said.
“It has now been 12 days since we were last able to reach northern Gaza,” the WHO office in the occupied Palestinian territories wrote on the X social media platform.
“Heavy bombardment, movement restrictions, and interrupted communications are making it nearly impossible to deliver medical supplies regularly and safely across Gaza, particularly in the north.”
The delivery planned on Sunday had been designed to sustain the operations of five hospitals in the northern part of the enclave, the WHO said.
Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy said he did not have information on WHO’s assertion, referring questions to the Israel Defence Forces.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “shocked by the scale of health needs and devastation in northern Gaza”.