RAMALLAH, Thursday, December 14, 2023 (WAFA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that the health situation in the hospitals of Jenin Governorate is very difficult in light of the escalating Israeli military aggression against the governorate for the third day in a row.

She said that Jenin Governorate hospitals are currently being subjected to a fierce attack by the Israeli occupation forces, who are besieging them, obstructing the arrival of the wounded, and searching and arresting staff working there. The Israeli occupation forces are also attacking ambulances, shooting at them, searching them, and obstructing their movement, she said.

The Minister of Health said she was in contact with the Jenin hospitals to check on the health of the wounded and their medical needs, stressing that her ministry is doing all it can to provide the necessary medical supplies for all hospitals in the governorates despite the difficult conditions Palestine is experiencing as a result of the escalating Israeli aggression.

Alkaila appealed to the United Nations and international human rights organizations to exert pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their aggression against the Palestinian people, and against health and ambulance workers.

Jenin Governorate is witnessing continuous aggression by the Israeli occupation forces for the third day in a row, which led to the death of 11 people and the injury of 34 others, including three in critical condition.

M.K.