The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Israel to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza, saying that the primary pipeline for emergency medical aid into the enclave from Egypt had been cut off, Reuters reports.
“At a time when the people of Gaza are facing starvation, we urge Israel to lift the blockade and let aid through,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva, describing the situation in the Palestinian enclave as “beyond catastrophic”.
“Without more aid flowing into Gaza we cannot sustain our lifesaving support of hospitals and populations,” he said.
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