The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Monday that Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza is now "virtually out of service" due to escalating violence in its vicinity.
In a post on the social media platform X, Dr. Tedros stated that intensified hostilities around the hospital have severely hindered access, “preventing new patients from receiving care and leading to avoidable deaths.”
"Patients remain inside the hospital in need of treatment," he added, "but it is no longer accepting new admissions."
According to Dr. Tedros, two emergency medical teams — one local and one international — are still operating under dire conditions, doing their best to care for the remaining patients with extremely limited medical supplies.
He further noted that with Al-Amal Hospital now incapacitated, Nasser Medical Complex has become the only facility in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, still operating an intensive care unit.
On June 5, WHO had already raised alarms about both Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals being overwhelmed and functioning beyond their capacity, as the influx of casualties continues.
The health agency has also highlighted a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment, exacerbated by a full blockade on Gaza in place for over two months.
Nearly twenty months into the devastating war that began on October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip remains engulfed in what the United Nations describes as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with widespread destruction, displacement, and looming famine due to the ongoing Israeli assault and blockade.
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