The World Health Organization announced today that it has not received any medical supplies in the Gaza Strip since May 6, when the Israeli army ordered civilians to leave eastern Rafah. “Closing this crossing puts us in a difficult position in terms of the movement of medical workers but also for the rotation of UN staff and medical teams,” underlined a WHO representative in Geneva, Tarik Jasarevic. “But even more importantly, the last medical supplies we received in Gaza date back to before May 6,” he added, during a regular press briefing. “We managed to distribute some supplies but we still lack a lot, especially the fuel that is necessary for the operation of the hospitals,” he noted. On May 7, Israeli tanks entered eastern Rafah, occupied the border crossing of the same name and closed it. This passage is of critical importance for humanitarian aid convoys that carry essential items to the population […]
Source: News Beast
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