A person inspects Nasser Hospital a part of which was damaged in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, according to Gaza Health Ministry, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Reuters)
The UN says all hospitals in northern Gaza have ceased functioning as a result of Israel's military aggression, while aid deliveries continue to be blocked due to the regime’s persisting refusal to allow access.
"Our colleagues on the ground tell us that the latest figures indicate that in the past three weeks, more than 100,000 people were forced to flee in the governorates of North Gaza and Gaza alone," spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference on Wednesday.
He stated that health partners have warned that facilities are "heavily impacted by the ongoing hostilities," with an increasing number of them halting operations each day.
"On Monday, the remaining staff and patients in the Indonesian Hospital, in North Gaza, were evacuated. As a result, not a single hospital remains functional in North Gaza," Dujarric added.
He said that while the UN continues to deliver aid through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, Israel approved only 50 flour-carrying trucks from a batch of 130 that had already received preliminary clearance.
He reported that one aid convoy was completely blocked, while another succeeded in retrieving only about 12 truckloads. Since the crossing's reopening, fewer than 400 trucks have been collected, he added.
On Monday alone, UN operations faced six access denials throughout Gaza, including failed attempts to deliver water and obtain fuel.
Dujarric underscored that Israeli denials prevent the UN "from carrying out interventions as critical as trucking water to those who need it."
Besides denying aid deliveries and carrying out strikes, Israel continues to target Gaza's health system. On Monday, the Israeli military completely demolished the Noura al-Kaabi dialysis center, the only medical facility providing kidney dialysis to Palestinian patients in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Sunday, the director of the al-Shifa hospital said five cancer patients die daily in their homes in the Gaza Strip due to the lack of medical care caused by Israel’s brutal onslaught and siege.
Israel launched its Gaza genocide on October 7, 2023, after the Hamas resistance movement carried out a military operation against the usurping entity in retaliation for the regime’s intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.
So far, the Tel Aviv regime has killed at least 54,607 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 125,341 others in the besieged territory.
During its bloody aggression, Israel has targeted Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, in blatant violation of international law.
