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WHO chief reiterates call for protection of civilians, cease-fire in Gaza

WHO chief reiterates call for protection of civilians, cease-fire in Gaza

Published January 25,2024


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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief on Thursday urged the safety of all civilians, humanitarians and well being employees in Gaza, repeating his name for a right away cease-fire.

Citing the Wednesday’s assault on the Khan Younis Training Centre in Gaza, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned that the WHO staff helped evacuate 45 sufferers to Al-Najjar Hospital, 15 of whom had been in crucial circumstances however one affected person died enroute.

“The intensity of fighting had increased and the team did not manage to evacuate all of the injured,” Tedros wrote on X.

“We urge protection of all civilians, humanitarians and health workers. We appeal for an immediate ceasefire,” he added.

Earlier, Thomas White, the top of the UN company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza, mentioned that an assault on the Khan Younis Training Centre befell Wednesday, throughout which two tank rounds hit a constructing that shelters 800 folks.


Israel launched a lethal offensive on the Gaza Strip within the wake of an Oct. 7 assault by Palestinian group Hamas, to this point killing a minimum of 25,700 Palestinians and injuring 63,740 others. Nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed within the Hamas assault.

The Israeli conflict has left 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants internally displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and drugs, whereas greater than half of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, based on the UN.

Source: www.anews.com.tr