“We have been working with the Egyptian Ministry of Health to plan medical evacuations and will continue to support them,” the WHO said.World Health Organization) head.
According to the World Health Organization, 81 people were allowed to cross to Egypt for treatment.
His comments came after the Rafah passenger terminal between Egypt and Gaza was allowed to open on Wednesday morning for the first time since October 7, with some injured Palestinians as well as foreigners and dual nationals.
The Rafah crossing is the only entry point not under Israeli control, and the area has been blockaded since Hamas militants took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.
‘Greater Needs’
Tedros on social media XThe overwhelming need of thousands of patients in Gaza should not be divertedAnd he reiterated the protection of hospitals as well as the “immediate acceleration” of medical aid to the Strip.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the largest convoy entered Gaza on Tuesday, October 21, after aid continued through Rafah, with 59 trucks of water, food and medicine.OCHA).
However, the importation of fuel, which is “essentially needed for life-saving equipment”, is prohibited, OCHA said.
In a statement released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of civilians (many of them children) who are in dire straits in Gaza are seriously injured. More than 1,000 people need dialysis to stay alive; More than 2,000 need cancer treatment; 45,000 people with cardiovascular diseases; and more than 60,000 diabetics.
‘Sustainable Access’
“These patients must be able to have continuous access to health care in Gaza. Hospitals and other health facilities must be protected from bombardment and military use.”
The agency estimates that by October 7, 2023, approximately 100 patients will need access to specialized health care services outside the Gaza Strip every day because of the lack of essential specialized health services in Gaza.
“The World Health Organization has called for the urgent, accelerated delivery of humanitarian aid, including fuel, water, food and medical supplies.”
UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the amount of aid coming in was not commensurate with the number of civilians trapped in the escalating war.
Shelters ‘four times over capacity’
There are more than 689,000 refugees and more than 1.4 million displaced people in 150 facilities at the United Nations’ Palestine Refugee Agency.UNRWA).
According to OCHA, over the past few days, tens of thousands of IDPs have been staying with their families in public shelters seeking food and basic services.
UNRWA shelters are now almost four times their intended capacity, OCHA warned.
Lazzarini in Gaza
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini arrived in Gaza on Wednesday to work with Palestinian communities and UNRWA colleagues as they continue to serve hundreds of thousands of civilians.
He is the highest official to have been allowed in since the start of the Israeli bombardment.
“He said he was there to show his appreciation for the UNRWA workers in Gaza, and he said UNRWA has it.” They have lost 70 comrades till date.The United Nations spokesman made a statement to reporters in New York.
UNRWA said on Twitter that an additional 22 workers were injured in the aerial bombardment, “the highest number of UN aid workers killed in a conflict in a short period of time.”
Spokesman Stefan Dujarric also reported that “in the area500 foreign passport holders are allowed to leave“Additionally, the movement in and out of the region has allowed the United Nations to divert some UN staff who have been working continuously since the beginning of the crisis.”
Possible Israeli War Crimes: OHCHR
in Twitter on Wednesday In the afternoon, the United Nations Human Rights Office OPEDWe are deeply concerned by the number of civilian deaths and injuries in Gaza and the extent of the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp (Tuesday). Unreasonable attacks that could amount to war crimes.”
According to news reports, at least six airstrikes hit a refugee camp on the edge of Gaza City, and the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said 50 people – mostly women and children – were killed and at least 150 wounded in the Israeli attack.
Israel said it targeted a Hamas militant commander in the attack.
Wednesday’s second airstrike killed a total of 195 Palestinians in two days, according to Hamas-run media.
‘Horrible and horrifying’ attacks on children
as if A statement issued on Wednesday morning Night in New York, United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF He said the “scenes of carnage” emerging from the Jabalia camp following two consecutive days of attacks were “horrific and horrible”.
“Although we do not yet have an estimate of the damage caused to children by the attack, people’s houses were damaged, hundreds were injured and killed, and many children were reported to be among the casualties.”
“These two attacks followed 25 days of bombing in which more than 3,500 children, not including today’s deaths, were killed – and more than 6,800 children were reportedly injured.” That’s more than 400 children killed or injured a day, for 25 consecutive days. This cannot be the new normal.“
Refugee camps, internally displaced settlements and the civilians they live in are all protected by international humanitarian law, UNICEF said.
“Attacks of this scale on densely populated residential areas can have disproportionate effects and are completely unacceptable.”
The condition of the hostages is unknown.
Earlier, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media that the agency remains concerned about the situation of the 240 hostages taken from Israel by Hamas on October 7 – mainly children, women, the elderly and accompanying persons. They again called for urgent treatment of health conditions that require urgent medical attention.
‘Terrible injury’ to journalists
OCHA noted that Israel’s ground operations in northern Gaza and the outskirts of Gaza City are intensifying alongside the continued bombing.
On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes were reported in the Jabalia neighborhood, north of Gaza City, in the heavily populated refugee camp.
Regarding threats to journalists around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote on Social Forum X on Wednesday that the conflict in the Middle East is “traumatizing” them and called for “better protection to protect the journalists who protect us.” It has been said.”
United Nations Human Rights Office OPED They expressed their concern. Reports of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday and repeated claims that the journalists were civilians and should not be targeted, while military personnel targeted them. He should be responsible.
‘This is a global crisis’: UN aid chief
The war between Israeli and Palestinian militants in Gaza has created a “global crisis” that calls for international action before it spreads “far beyond the region”, the UN emergency aid coordinator said. In a statement on Wednesday.
Martin Griffiths said: “This cannot continue, we need a change of pace.”
We demand the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. We need to be able to provide the essentials of survival – especially water, food, medicine and fuel – reliably, immediately and in quantity. After grueling negotiations, the more than 200 trucks that have crossed into Gaza so far have provided some relief, but not enough.
He said a freeze should be agreed as “the only viable option for getting aid into Gaza right now”.
Israel, Hamas and other militants must “respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including exercising constant vigilance in military operations to rescue civilians and civilian objects.”
Influential international players must use their diplomatic muscle to protect civilian lives and ensure the rules of war are “escalating the conflict and avoiding crisis”.
