Director of World Health: Only 10 hospitals operate in Gaza. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: With only 10 partially functioning hospitals out of 36, the health system in Gaza is barely surviving.
He called for an immediate halt to Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza, and for the protection of staff, patients and civilians. Since the start of its war on Gaza on October 7, Israeli forces have targeted medical facilities and hospitals in various areas of the Strip with systematic and continuous attacks.