JAKARTA - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the health care system in the Gaza Strip is still under great pressure, so it is important to immediately open access to essential supplies.
Based on daily reports reported by ANTARA from WAFA, Friday, May 22, OCHMentioned that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 22 attacks on health facilities and medical care services in Gaza that resulted in casualties or had an impact on medical transportation and health facilities.
The coordination office explained that humanitarian aid agencies are still having difficulty accessing water, where three out of four families now depend on water delivered by truck.
A number of aid organizations are now distributing around 24,000 cubic meters of water every day through around 2,000 distribution points.
However, OCHA warned that water delivery operations are highly dependent on generators and engines that could be damaged due to a lack of materials for maintenance and repairs.
Separately, the WHO said that during the first four months of this year, more than a third of requests for medical permits for patients in East Jerusalem and Israel were rejected or delayed.
According to the WHO, the current approval rate is much lower than before the war began in October 2023, with more than two-thirds of treatment requests then being granted.
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