Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, announced on Wednesday that a team has entered the northern part of Gaza for the first time in almost two weeks.
Tedros reported on X that the expedition brought medical supplies, hospital beds, medications, and fuel to the Al-Ahli hospital.
“Amid ongoing intense hostilities, @WHO and partners still managed to reach Al-Ahli Hospital in #Gaza city. First mission to the north of the Strip since 13 May,” said Tedros.
He said the supplies were enough to cover the needs of 1,500 people but insisted that much more was needed.
“Al-Ahli hospital is serving twice the number of people it is designed for, lacking essential surgical supplies, and salaries for the staff,” said Tedros.
“No lifesaving surgery can be performed in the evening due to the lack of specialised staff.”
The WHO, according to Tedros, is attempting to send “an emergency medical team” there.
In addition to 14 hospital beds, medications, and trauma supplies, the WHO also sent 15,000 liters of fuel, which is necessary for the generators that power the hospital’s electricity.
Additionally, the mission escorted five ambulances from the northern region of the area to the Palestinian Red Crescent group.
However, because of delays at a checkpoint, it was unable to reach a second hospital.
Since the Islamist Hamas movement launched its campaign on Israel in October, Israeli soldiers have been bombarding the region, making missions to the north of Gaza more difficult.
Aid missions lack fuel for vehicles while many roads have been destroyed, Tedros said, renewing his calls for a ceasefire in the war.
An AFP count based on the most recent Israeli official data puts the number of people killed in the Hamas attack on October 7 at close to 1,200, most of them civilians.
The health ministry headed by Hamas reports that over 36,000 people have died in Gaza as a result of Israel’s retaliatory offensive, the majority of them were civilians.
