Health Ministry appeals to international community to send medical teams to northern Gaza : Valley Vision

The Health Ministry in Gaza has appealed to international organisations to send medical and surgical delegations to hospitals in northern Gaza.

The ministry said in a statement that Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north is especially in need of help due to the “continued fierce attack by [Israeli] forces”. It also appealed to international organisations to provide ambulances to transport the wounded and sick to hospitals.

Last week, Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan Hospital after detaining dozens of medics and some patients and causing widespread damage to one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza.

The UN special rapporteur on health has used a new term, “medicide”, to describe the widespread and systematic attacks by Israel on healthcare workers and facilities.

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,314 Palestinians and wounded 102,019 since October 7, 2023.