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WHO cancels sixth medical aid mission to Gaza due to requests not being approved by Israel
10 January 2024 15:25 GMT
The World Health Organization cancelled another planned medical aid mission to Gaza on Wednesday over security concerns, Reuters reported.
The WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was the sixth mission to northern Gaza cancelled by the UN agency because requests to visit had not been approved or assurances over security provided since its last visit, on 26 December.
"Intense bombardment, restrictions on movement, fuel shortage and interrupted communications make it impossible for WHO and our partners to reach those in need," he told a virtual press conference from Geneva. "We call on Israel to approve requests by WHO and other partners to deliver humanitarian aid."