GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on Israel to immediately release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, expressing concern over the Israeli raid that shut down and destroyed the hospital and forced the displacement of patients and medical staff.
In remarks on his X page on Monday, Ghebreyesus said patients in critical conditions were forced to leave Kamal Adwan and move to the Indonesian Hospital, “which is itself out of function.”
Ghebreyesus said his organization and partners “today delivered food, water and basic medical supplies to the Indonesian Hospital and transferred 10 critical patients to Al-Shifa Hospital.”
Ghebreyesus pointed out that Israeli forces detained four patients during the transfer to Al-Shifa Hospital, urging “Israel to ensure their healthcare needs and rights are upheld.”
Now, “seven patients along with 15 caregivers and health workers remain at the severely damaged Indonesian Hospital, which has no ability to provide care,” he said.
The WHO chief also noted that two more hospitals in Gaza City, al-Ahli Hospital and al-Wafaa Rehabilitation Hospital, came under attack on Sunday, and that “both are damaged.”
The WHO chief said hospitals in Gaza “have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat.”
“We repeat: Stop attacks on hospitals. People in Gaza need access to healthcare. Humanitarians need access to provide health aid. Ceasefire,” he added.
