Patient at besieged northern Gaza hospital pleads for mercy
We’ve been reporting on the “catastrophic” conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, which has been under siege for more than a month now.
A dialysis patient said that people at the hospital had no food or water. “There were 24 dialysis patients here in Kamal Adwan Hospital, but after Israeli forces kept attacking the hospital, 20 of them left and now there’s only four of us,” said Fihmy Al Mabhoh.
“We don’t have drinking water or food, not even a piece of bread. We need your mercy. We are peaceful, defenceless civilians. We don’t want war. We need to live in peace and stability.”
The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Hussam Abu Safia, has called for urgent global intervention as conditions at the hospital deteriorate. Israeli forces raided the facility in October, detaining dozens of staff and leaving only a handful to treat dozens of wounded and sick people.
“Injured people are dying every day because we can’t give them the life-saving surgeries they need,” Abu Safiya said earlier, in another distress call from the hospital. “We have urged the world to help us but nobody has helped us. The Israeli shelling hasn’t stopped.”
North Gaza doctor sounds alarm over cases of malnutrition among children, adults
Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, has issued a new statement calling for an end to Israel’s monthlong siege on northern Gaza and accusing it of waging a “war of extermination” in the area.
“We are witnessing alarming cases of malnutrition among children and adults, and we are struggling to provide even one meal a day for hospital workers, amidst a severe shortage of food and medical supplies,” he said in a statement.
“We urgently call for the provision of essential supplies and ambulance services, in addition to lifting the siege on northern Gaza,” he said.
The paediatrician described “unbearable” conditions in the north, saying Israel’s systematic attack on the health system means “lives are being lost every day due to lack of specialized care and resources”.
Immediate action required to avert famine in northern Gaza: UN
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the humanitarian situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating and “famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip”.
UNRWA said immediate action is required “within days to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation”.
“Immediate, safe, and unimpeded humanitarian access and a ceasefire now are needed more than ever.”
The humanitarian situation in #Gaza is rapidly deteriorating, and famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip.
Is required within days to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation.
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— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 10, 2024