WHO Begs Israel to Drop evacuation order for hospitals

The World Health Organisation has urged Israel to withdraw its evacuation order for hospitals in northern Gaza.

“There are patients who are there that cannot simply be moved, many there are on mechanical ventilators.

“There are also newborns on incubators, people in unstable conditions, and it’s very difficult to move them,” WHO spokesman, Tarik Jašarević said on Monday.

He said the task was “almost impossible.”

“We are calling on Israel to reconsider this order,” Jašarević said.

According to the spokesman, four trucks loaded with supplies for surgery and wound care as well as medications for long-term illnesses have entered Gaza via the Rafah border crossing thus far.

“However, that is far from sufficient.”

On the Egyptian side, more trucks are prepared, but there are currently no security assurances that the supplies may be carried in.

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