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 …
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...
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.
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 ...
Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and West Bank since war …
Jan 5, 2024 · Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave in response to the Hamas-led terror attack in...
WHO leads very high-risk joint humanitarian mission to Al-Shifa ...
Nov 18, 2023 · The team included public health experts, logistics officers and security staff from OCHA, UNDSS, UNMAS/UNOPS, UNRWA and WHO. The mission was deconflicted with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to ensure safe passage along the agreed route.
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...
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.
WHO says needs full access to Gaza after Israel-Hamas truce
5 days ago · The World Health Organization said Sunday it was ready to pour much-needed aid into Gaza after the Israel-Hamas truce takes effect but that it would need "systematic access" across the territory ...