Dr. Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, said that the organization is continuously communicating with the parties concerned in the conflict in Gaza with the aim of protecting health facilities and avoiding targeting them, noting that coordinates are presented to these facilities to avoid bombing, however, attacks on major hospitals in the Gaza Strip such For these vital facilities.
Harris explained, during an intervention on the “Cairo News” channel, that targeting health facilities is a flagrant violation of international law, noting that humanitarian efforts, including medical efforts, were disrupted by the continuous bombing, which led to the suspension of many hospitals from providing health services, stressing that patients and medical teams did not obtain the necessary protection, indicating doubts about some of the arguments that Israel provides to target this Facilities.
Regarding future health problems, Harris warned that there is a prevention of clean water to large areas of Gaza, which exacerbates the health crisis, noting that there are fears of diseases such as polio, as vaccines were supposed to be provided during the ceasefire, but these efforts were broken due to violation of the truce, and also talked about the outbreak of intestinal and pulmonary diseases as a result of malnutrition and lack of medical supplies.
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Harris stressed that the health situation in Gaza may get worse if the bombing and restrictions on humanitarian supplies continue, noting that thousands of children suffer from diseases in light of a severe lack of health care.
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In conclusion, it demanded that the international community take urgent steps to provide the necessary medical and humanitarian support for the inhabitants of Gaza, stressing that humanitarian efforts cannot achieve its goals without ceasefire and protecting health facilities.
