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WHO condemns hospital evacuation threat as Gaza health ministry calls for international pressure
29 October 2023 12:14 GMT
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the order given by Israel to evacuate al-Quds Hospital in Gaza was "deeply concerning" and said healthcare must "always" be protected in war:
The WHO comments came as the spokesperson of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza urged the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop attacking health infrastructure.
"We asked the international community to stop the Israeli aggression and attacks against displaced people on medical aid," said Ashraf al-Qudra, in a statement on Sunday.
He said the hospital's operations had already been severely hampered by the thousands of displaced people sheltering there.