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WHO: Half of Gaza’s hospitals are only partially operational

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the continued critical health situation in the Gaza Strip, where half of the 36 hospitals are partially operational, 25 have sustained partial damage, and 40% of health centers are partially functioning. Furthermore, 229...

WHO: More than 16,000 patients in Gaza need urgent evacuation amid medicine shortages

The World Health Organization's representative in Palestine, Rick Pepperkorn, revealed that more than 16,500 patients in the Gaza Strip are still awaiting medical evacuation for treatment outside the Strip. Pepperkorn confirmed during a press conference in Geneva that only half...

The occupation authorities are planning to transfer Gaza patients in Jerusalem to an unknown destination

Israeli occupation authorities intend to forcibly transfer Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, who are receiving treatment in hospitals in occupied Jerusalem, along with their companions and children born in the city, to an undisclosed location on Monday, according...

Due to the genocide and its repercussions, 10,000 patients died as a result of being denied treatment in the Gaza Strip

The Gaza Center for Human Rights stated that 10,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip due to denial of medical treatment, a consequence of the systematic targeting and destruction of the healthcare system. Among them, 1,000 died as...

WHO: More than 900 deaths due to delays in medical evacuations from Gaza

The health catastrophe in the Gaza Strip is worsening under the ongoing blockade and closure of crossings, leading to the deaths of hundreds of patients and preventing thousands more from receiving treatment. The World Health Organization announced that more than...

Patients in Gaza face agonizing waits, and hospitals are overwhelmed by the surge in cases

Fourteen-year-old Mohammed Wael Helles has been waiting for surgery for nearly two months after suffering a severe spinal injury in an Israeli airstrike. He is one of thousands awaiting urgent treatment in Gaza's crumbling healthcare system. Helles was a bright...

Palestinian Health Ministry: Gaza has the highest rate of child amputations

The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that the Gaza Strip has the highest rate of child amputations per capita in the world. In a statement released Sunday, the ministry added that more than 5,000 children in Gaza underwent amputations...

WHO: 16,500 patients in Gaza await medical evacuation

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of the deteriorating conditions of thousands of wounded Palestinians due to the ongoing siege and closure of crossings. The Palestinian Ministry...

Aid organizations: Not enough tents or food are reaching Gaza as winter approaches

Humanitarian aid organizations said on Tuesday that aid reaching Gaza is woefully inadequate as hunger persists, winter approaches, and old tents begin to deteriorate, nearly four weeks after a ceasefire ended a devastating two-year Israeli offensive. The ceasefire was supposed...

WHO: 421 people have died in Gaza due to malnutrition

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that 421 people, including 113 children, died from malnutrition in 2025. In a statement, the organization affirmed its commitment to supporting ongoing efforts to save lives and expand its work in screening...

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Field constraints impede rescue and relief in Gaza

 The Palestinian Ministry of Health announces the deaths of 151 martyrs and 72 wounded within 24 hours in Gaza,...