North Gaza Health System Destroyed After Kamal Adwan Hospital Attacked

North Gaza (intermediate)

JAKARTA - The World Health Organization (WHO) called Israel's attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital a sign of the collapse of the main health facility still operating in North Gaza.

"The attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital came after increased access restrictions on WHO and its partners, as well as repeated attacks on health facilities or locations in the vicinity since early October," WHO said via social media account X, Friday, December 27.

The UN agency stated that the ongoing Israeli attack greatly disrupted WHO efforts to ensure health facilities in North Gaza functioned even at least.

The systematic destruction of the health system in Gaza is a sign of death for tens of thousands of Palestinians who need urgent health care, the WHO said.

Initial reports said that parts of the hospital were heavily burned and destroyed by Israeli attacks. While 60 health personnel and 25 patients are in critical condition, including those using ventilators, are still staying at the hospital.

Due to the attack, patients with moderate to severe health conditions were forced to move to Indonesian hospitals that had been destroyed and were no longer operating.

"WHO is very concerned about their safety," said the UN agency.

"This tragedy must end soon and health services must be protected. Ceasefire immediately!" the WHO statement said.

Quoted from Anadolu, Israel again launched a massive ground attack on North Gaza on October 5, 2024, under the pretext of preventing the resurgence of the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.

However, Palestinians say Israel's true intention is to reclaim North Gaza and expel Palestinians who still survive there.

Since Israel continues to hinder the delivery of humanitarian aids, such as food, medicine, and fuel that are important for survival, Palestinians in Northern Gaza are now threatened with starvation.

The Zionist regime of Israel has not stopped its genocide aggression against the Gaza Strip which has killed nearly 45,400 people, most of whom are women and children, since October 7, 2023.

Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu dubbed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as "Gaza Guard", and former head of Israel's defense authority Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

In addition, Israel is also facing a lawsuit over genocide at the International Court (ICJ) for its actions in Gaza.