World Health: Dozens of Israeli attacks on health facilities in Gaza and the West Bank 

The World Health Organization monitoring system has recorded dozens of Israeli attacks on health facilities in Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip on the 7th of this month. 

Wafa Palestinian News Agency reported that the World Health Organization documented 48 attacks on health facilities in Gaza Strip, which led to the martyrdom of 12 health workers and the injury of 20 others in line of duty, noting the martyrdom of 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). 

In the West Bank, the organization documented 63 attacks on health facilities, including obstruction of the provision of health care, physical violence towards health teams, detention of health workers and ambulances as well as military inspections of health assets. 

 The organization noted that all humanitarian agencies and their workers faced significant restrictions on providing humanitarian assistance due to air strikes, restrictions on movement and shortages of electricity, fuel, water, medicines and other basic materials, explaining that the continuation of Israeli attacks prevents safe access to people in need and basic facilities. 

Leen Al Salman