Due to Israeli attacks, medicine did not reach Gaza

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the World Health Organization announced that it was forced to cancel the mission of providing medical equipment to northern Gaza on Sunday due to not receiving security guarantees.

This was the fourth time since December 26 that the United Nations agency had to cancel a planned mission to deliver badly needed medical equipment to Al-Awda Hospital and Central Pharmacy in the north. It became Gaza.

The office of the World Health Organization in the Occupied Palestinian Territories announced on X social network, “12 days have passed since we last accessed northern Gaza; Heavy bombardment, traffic restrictions and communication disruptions have made it almost impossible for regular and safe delivery of medical equipment throughout Gaza, especially in its north. He said, “He is shocked by the amount of health and medical needs, as well as the amount of destruction in northern Gaza.” He added that further delay will lead to death and suffering of many people.

The aid group “International Rescue Committee” said in another statement that its emergency medical team and the charity “Medical Aid for Palestinians” had to withdraw and stop their activities in Al-Aqsa Hospital in The middle part of Gaza has become due to the increase of Israeli military activity in this area.

Israeli attacks on Gaza from October 7th until yesterday have killed 22 thousand 835 people and displaced most of the 2.3 million population of this area and many houses and infrastructures It has been destroyed. These attacks, along with the siege, have also caused a severe shortage of food, water and medicine in Gaza; As far as human rights groups warn, even if the people of Mada survive the bombing, the humanitarian crisis will not leave them alive.

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