Northern Gaza no longer has a functional hospital, WHO saysThe World Health Organization said on Thursday that northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies.
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Israeli soldiers stand guard as men with raised hands are led out near Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, in this screen grab from a handout video released December 14, 2023.
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Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Thursday that northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies.
"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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