World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom said the UN agency is trying to resume operations at the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in Gaza, but added that the situation is still “unbelievably challenging and chaotic”.

“Gaza’s largest hospital is at the moment able to provide limited trauma stabilization and some dialysis support. Surgery is not yet possible; the hospital has no blood for transfusion, and hardly any staff to care for the constant flow of patients,” he said on X (formerly Twitter).

The WHO chief added that only eight out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially operating.

“Of mounting concern is also the lack of food, which is causing increasing hunger across the Strip. Severe hunger is also a severe health risk,” he added.