The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for creation of a humanitarian corridor deliver emergency supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip so that the wounded who need them can be evacuated.

WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, He was on an official visit to Egypt when war broke out between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement, but a spokesman for the organization could not confirm whether the person in charge had been able to resolve the issue with national authorities.

Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt. This is the only exit from the Gaza Strip that is not under Israeli control. and at the moment there is no clarity as to whether it is open or not, since the Egyptian and Israeli authorities have given conflicting versions on this matter.

WHO representative in Geneva Tarik Jasarevic said that when the conflict began supplies were available at seven major hospitals in the Gaza Strip, But they’re already sold out, so a million-dollar shopping spree of essentials is quickly on the way.

Meanwhile, Palestinian hospitals, with help from WHO, have stepped up their efforts. hospital emergency plans to cope as best as possible with the increase in injuries, even though the health system is working beyond its capacity.

In Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip Four medical workers were killed and six were injured. The organization, which could not confirm attacks on medical facilities in Israel because the country is not part of its monitoring system, estimates that nine ambulances were damaged and eight facilities were damaged.

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However, the Israeli National Emergency Management Organization reported this. death of a paramedic and an attack on the Ashkelon hospital where fighting began.

(EFE)