WHO: A Quarter Of Victims Of Implementation Of Israeli Attacks In Gaza To Serious Defects

A teenager was in the middle of a building destroyed in Gaza as a result of an Israeli attack. (X UN Palestinian Rights Committee @UNISPAL)

JAKARTA - The World Health Organization or WHO revealed that a quarter of the injured as a result of the Israeli attack on Gaza required continued treatment as a result of having to be amputated to serious injuries or defects.

The number of injured victims referred to by WHO is 22,500 people in Gaza.

"Rehabilitation services are needed immediately and for the coming years," read a WHO report published Thursday, September 12, quoted from AFP.

As is known, at least 41,118 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023. While more than 95,000 people have been injured.

Referring to a recent report on victims being amputated to serious defects as a result of Israel's attack on Gaza, the WHO said many of the victims came from women and children. Not a few of them also experience more than one serious defect.

It is estimated that there were 13,455 to 17,550 seriously disabled victims. Meanwhile, the amputated victims were around 3,105 to 4,050 people.

Other serious defects that change the victim's life include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and severe burns.

However, WHO representatives for the Palestinian territories, Rik Peeperkorn admitted, the need for serious treatment of the injured victims is inversely proportional to resources in Gaza related to hospitals and medical equipment.

"A large spike in rehabilitation needs coincided with the destruction of the health system," said Rik.