RAMALLAH, May 21, 2025 (WAFA) – World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the intensified Israeli ground operations in Gaza and the new evacuation requests have pushed the health system beyond the point of collapse.

In a post on Instagram, Ghebreyesus noted that the Indonesian, Kamal Adwan, and Al-Awda hospitals, along with three clinics and four health points, are located within the evacuation zone announced by the Israeli occupation army on Tuesday.

He also noted that two other hospitals, four clinics, and six health points are located within one kilometer of the aforementioned area.

Ghebreyesus stated that the European Gaza Hospital and other health points in southern Gaza are within the evacuation zones announced on Monday.

He noted that the Nasser Medical Complex, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, five clinics, and 17 health points are located approximately one kilometer from this area.

He continued, "Even if health facilities in Gaza are not attacked or forced to evacuate, attacks on areas there and the presence of soldiers prevent patients from accessing healthcare and prevent WHO from resupplying hospitals. This could quickly disrupt hospital operations."

Ghebreyesus emphasized the WHO's call for the immediate protection of health services, emphasizing the need to not target hospitals and to implement a ceasefire.

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