World Health Organization trying to get access to Gaza hospital after raid
Reuters
February 16, 2024 20:00 MYT
February 16, 2024 20:00 MYT
A woman reacts while people bury bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, at the Nasser hospital premises as Palestinians cannot reach the cemetery due to the Israeli ground operation, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. - REUTERS
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was trying to get access to biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, the Nasser Hospital, after an Israeli raid.
"There are still critically injured and sick patients that are inside the hospital," WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said.
"There is an urgent need to deliver fuel to ensure the continuation of the provision of life-saving services... We are trying to get access because people who are still in Nasser medical complex need assistance."
Israel's military called the raid on Nasser Hospital "precise and limited" and said it was based on information that Hamas were keeping hostages in the facility, with some bodies of captives possibly there.