United Nations: Al-Shafa Hospital in Gaza is a “death zone”.

The World Health Organization said on Sunday that a humanitarian assessment team visited al-Shafa Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip and found signs of shelling and shooting in what is considered a “death zone,” according to Fars News Agency. He described, observed.

According to the WHO statement, the UN-led team, which includes public health experts, logistics officers and security staff from various UN departments, due to concerns The security guard was only able to spend an hour in the hospital on Saturday.

The team described the condition of the hospital as hopeless, adding that the hospital basically does not function as a medical center due to lack of clean water, fuel, medicine and other necessities.

In the statement of the World Health Organization, it was also said that the team saw a mass grave at the entrance of the hospital and they were told that more than 80 people were buried there.

The UN delegation announced: The hospital corridors and grounds are full of medical and solid waste, and patients and health workers expressed concern about their health and safety. 25 health workers and 291 patients, including 32 children, are in critical condition in Al-Shafa. WHO and partners are rapidly developing plans for the immediate evacuation of the remaining patients, staff and their families.

They added that over the next 24 to 72 hours, in Pending the guarantee of safe passage from the conflicting parties, more missions will be organized to immediately transfer patients to other hospitals in southern Gaza. The rest, who had taken refuge in Al-Shafa area, left after the Israeli forces issued an evacuation order on Saturday.

The Israeli forces attacked They captured al-Shafa in the north of Gaza and claimed that the underground command center of Hamas is located there. The Israeli army also claimed to have found evidence of an underground Hamas base. The staff of al-Shafa, however, said that Israel has not proven such a thing.

The World Health Organization announced that the meeting took place in an active conflict zone with heavy clashes near the hospital. . The World Health Organization reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire and continued humanitarian aid.

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