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Malay Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Malay Mail
WHO delivers first medical aid to Gaza in nearly four months, warns it's ‘a drop in the ocean'
GENEVA, June 27 — The World Health Organisation said Thursday that it had delivered its first medical shipment into Gaza since March 2, adding though that the nine truckloads were 'a drop in the ocean'. Wednesday's shipment of supplies, plasma and blood will be distributed among hospitals in the Palestinian territory in the coming days, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. Israel imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip on March 2. More than two months later, it began allowing some food in, but no other aid items until now. Tedros said nine trucks carrying essential medical supplies, 2,000 units of blood and 1,500 units of plasma were delivered via the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel, 'without any looting incident, despite the high-risk conditions along the route'. 'These supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals in the coming days,' Tedros said. 'The blood and plasma were delivered to Nasser Medical Complex's cold storage facility for onward distribution to hospitals facing critical shortages, amid a growing influx of injuries, many linked to incidents at food distribution sites.' Last week the WHO said only 17 of Gaza's 36 hospitals were minimally to partially functional, with the rest unable to function at all. Tedros said four WHO trucks were still at Kerem Shalom and more were on their way towards Gaza. 'However, these medical supplies are only a drop in the ocean. Aid at scale is essential to save lives,' he said. 'WHO calls for the immediate, unimpeded and sustained delivery of health aid into Gaza through all possible routes.' Israel began allowing supplies to trickle in at the end of May following its more than two-month total blockade, but distribution has been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a new US- and Israel-backed food distribution system, began handing out food in Gaza on May 26. But the UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the GHF — an officially private effort with opaque funding — over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives. Israel is pressing its bombardment of the territory in a military offensive it says is aimed at defeating the group Hamas, whose unprecedented October 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war. — AFP
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Health
- Al Arabiya
WHO delivers its first medical aid to Gaza since March 2
The World Health Organization said Thursday that it had delivered its first medical shipment into Gaza since March 2, adding though that the nine truckloads were 'a drop in the ocean.' Wednesday's shipment of supplies, plasma and blood will be distributed among hospitals in the Palestinian territory in the coming days, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. Israel imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip on March 2. More than two months later, it began allowing some food in, but no other aid items until now. Tedros said nine trucks carrying essential medical supplies, 2,000 units of blood and 1,500 units of plasma were delivered via the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel, 'without any looting incident, despite the high-risk conditions along the route.' 'These supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals in the coming days,' Tedros said. 'The blood and plasma were delivered to Nasser Medical Complex's cold storage facility for onward distribution to hospitals facing critical shortages, amid a growing influx of injuries, many linked to incidents at food distribution sites.' Last week the WHO said only 17 of Gaza's 36 hospitals were minimally to partially functional, with the rest unable to function at all. Tedros said four WHO trucks were still at Kerem Shalom and more were on their way towards Gaza. 'However, these medical supplies are only a drop in the ocean. Aid at scale is essential to save lives,' he said. 'WHO calls for the immediate, unimpeded and sustained delivery of health aid into Gaza through all possible routes.' Israel began allowing supplies to trickle in at the end of May following its more than two-month total blockade, but distribution has been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a new US- and Israel-backed food distribution system, began handing out food in Gaza on May 26. But the UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the GHF – an officially private effort with opaque funding – over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives. Israel is pressing its bombardment of the territory in a military offensive it says is aimed at defeating the militant group Hamas, whose unprecedented October 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war.
Arab News
6 days ago
- Health
- Arab News
WHO delivers its first medical aid to Gaza since March 2
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that it had delivered its first medical shipment into Gaza since March 2, adding though that the nine truckloads were 'a drop in the ocean.'Wednesday's shipment of supplies, plasma and blood will be distributed among hospitals in the Palestinian territory in the coming days, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip on March 2. More than two months later, it began allowing some food in, but no other aid items until said nine trucks carrying essential medical supplies, 2,000 units of blood and 1,500 units of plasma were delivered via the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel, 'without any looting incident, despite the high-risk conditions along the route.''These supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals in the coming days,' Tedros said.'The blood and plasma were delivered to Nasser Medical Complex's cold storage facility for onward distribution to hospitals facing critical shortages, amid a growing influx of injuries, many linked to incidents at food distribution sites.'Last week the WHO said only 17 of Gaza's 36 hospitals were minimally to partially functional, with the rest unable to function at said four WHO trucks were still at Kerem Shalom and more were on their way toward Gaza.'However, these medical supplies are only a drop in the ocean. Aid at scale is essential to save lives,' he said.'WHO calls for the immediate, unimpeded and sustained delivery of health aid into Gaza through all possible routes.'Israel began allowing supplies to trickle in at the end of May following its more than two-month total blockade, but distribution has been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a new US- and Israel-backed food distribution system, began handing out food in Gaza on May the UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the GHF — an officially private effort with opaque funding — over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military is pressing its bombardment of the territory in a military offensive it says is aimed at defeating the militant group Hamas, whose unprecedented October 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war.
Al Jazeera
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
LIVE: Israeli troops kill 13, wound 200 in Gaza in latest aid seeker attack
Update: Date: 3m ago (06:07 GMT) Title: Three killed by Israeli military drone strike in southern Gaza Content: Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report that the Israeli military has bombed a tent housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Citing a source in the Nasser Medical Complex, AJA reports that at least three people have been killed in the attack, while more have been injured. We will bring you more information when we have it. Update: Date: 5m ago (06:05 GMT) Title: At least 13 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attack on aid seekers Content: The Israeli military has once again opened fired a short while ago on Palestinians waiting near a humanitarian aid distribution centre in the Netzarim junction area of central Gaza. Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report, citing a medical source at al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat, that Israeli forces have killed at least 13 people and wounded around 200 more in the attack. It's the latest in a string of deadly Israeli attacks on aid seekers in the Palestinian enclave over recent weeks, with Gaza's Ministry of Health reporting that 57 people were killed attempting to access aid on Wednesday alone. We will bring you more information on this latest attack when we have it. Wounded Palestinians fill the emergency ward of Al-Awda Hospital in Al-Nusairat after Israeli forces opened fire on starving crowds waiting to receive aid near the U.S.-Israeli distribution sites in central Gaza Strip. — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 12, 2025 Update: Date: 7m ago (06:03 GMT) Title: Here's what you need to know Content: Let's take a quick look at the latest developments: Update: Date: 10m ago (06:00 GMT) Title: Welcome to our live coverage Content: Hello, and thank you for joining our live coverage of Israel's war on Gaza, as well as its attacks on the occupied West Bank and related developments across the region. Follow this page for continuous updates and analysis. You can read all updates from Wednesday, June 11, here.
Arab News
06-06-2025
- General
- Arab News
WHO urges ‘urgent protection' of key Gaza hospitals
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday called for the 'urgent protection' of two of the last hospitals remaining in the Gaza Strip, warning that the territory's health system is 'collapsing.' The WHO said the Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital risk becoming 'non-functional' because of restrictions on aid and access routes, further damaging a health system already battered by months of war. 'There are already no hospitals functioning in the north of Gaza. Nasser and Amal are the last two functioning public hospitals in Khan Younis, where currently most of the population is living,' the UN agency said in a statement on X. 'Without them, people will lose access to critical health services,' it said. The WHO added that closure of the two hospitals would eliminate 490 beds and reduce Gaza's hospital capacity to less than 1,400 beds — 40 percent below pre-war levels — for a population of two million people. The WHO said the hospitals have not been told to evacuate but lie within or just outside an Israeli-declared evacuation zone announced on June 2. Israeli authorities have told Gaza's health ministry that access routes to the two hospitals will be blocked, the WHO said. As a result, it will be 'difficult, if not impossible' for medical staff and new patients to reach them, it said. 'If the situation further deteriorates, both hospitals are at high risk of becoming non-functional, due to movement restrictions, insecurity, and the inability of WHO and partners to resupply or transfer patients,' the organization said. The WHO said both hospitals are already operating 'above their capacity,' with patients suffering life-threatening injuries arriving amid a 'dire shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies.' It warned the closure of Nasser and Al-Amal would have dire consequences for patients in need of surgical care, intensive care, blood bank and transfusion services, cancer care and dialysis. After nearly 20 months of war triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Gaza is mired in one of the world's gravest humanitarian crises, with civilians enduring relentless bombardment, mass displacement and severe hunger.
