WHO denied mission to Nasser hospital besieged by Israeli forces

The World Health Organization (WHO) were denied a mission Saturday to the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, which has been besieged and coming under Israeli fire for three weeks.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO's director-general, said he was "deeply concerned about the safety of patients and health personnel due to the intensifying hostilities in the vicinity of the hospital".

Yesterday’s @WHO mission to Nasser hospital — which is now minimally functional — was denied.

We’re deeply concerned about the safety of patients and health personnel due to the intensifying hostilities in the vicinity of the hospital.

We repeat: health MUST be protected at all…
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) February 11, 2024