JAKARTA - UN officials on Tuesday voiced anger and distrust about the hospital situation in Gaza, where injured people do not have basic supplies and children who have recently recovered from amputation killed in the ongoing conflict.
Most hospitals in Gaza are no longer operating due to damage from Israeli attacks, attacks and fuel shortages and staff.
Meanwhile, hospitals that are still open are under increasing pressure due to ongoing attacks, while the number of sick and injured patients continues to increase.
"I am very angry that children who had just recovered from amputation at the hospital were later killed in the hospital," said James Elder, spokesman for the UN children's agency (UNICEF).
He added that Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining operational hospital in the enclave where he spent the time earlier this month, had been shot twice in the last 48 hours.
He revealed that one of the victims was a 13-year-old boy who was amputated named Dina who survived an attack on his home that killed his family.
"So where do children and families go? They are not safe in the hospital, they are not safe in the shelter, and of course not safe in the safe zone," he criticized.
Meanwhile, Margaret Harris, spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, described the situation at Gaza hospitals as "absurd".
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"The most basic thing is, they don't have it. One of my colleagues described people lying on the floor in severe pain, pain, but they didn't ask for a pain reliever. They asked for water," he said.
"It is undeniable that the world is allowing this to continue," Harris criticized.
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