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Published 21 Dec, 2023 02:16pm

Northern Gaza no longer has a functional hospital, WHO says

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies, Reuters reports.

“There are actually no functional hospitals left in the north,” Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in Gaza, told reporters via video link from Jerusalem.

“Al-Ahli (Hospital) was the last one but it is now minimally functional.”

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