Following a hospital explosion that left hundreds dead, the chief of the UN health organisation warned on Wednesday that the situation in the Gaza Strip is out of control.
Situation in Gaza out of control: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), stated on X, formerly Twitter, “The situation in Gazaa is spiralling out of control.”
“We need the violence on all sides to stop.”
We lose lives while waiting for medical assistance, he continued.
Further, “We need access right away so we can start bringing in life-saving supplies.” Late on Tuesday, an explosion decimated a Gaza hospital, leaving hundreds dead.
Health officials in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip stated that the explosion at the Ahli Arab Hospital, which killed 200–300 people, was the latest in a series of Israeli airstrikes.
500 deaths, according to a statement from Hamas.