News - Middle East: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has affirmed that the extent of the destruction of hospitals in the Gaza Strip is "heartbreaking and horrific," reiterating the demand to protect hospitals and refrain from attacking them.

"The WHO and partners completed another mission to North Gaza and visited the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) medical point, al-Shifa Hospital, and the Indonesian hospital to assess their current capacity," Ghebreyesus said on X platform.

He further stated, "The removal of dead bodies at al-Shifa is still ongoing. The emergency department is being cleaned by health workers, and burnt beds have been removed. The safety of the remaining structure still requires a thorough engineering assessment."

The Indonesian Hospital is currently vacant, with reconstruction work underway to rehabilitate it.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, confirmed the discovery of unexploded bombs weighing 450 kilograms inside its schools in the Gaza Strip, following the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern part of the Strip.

The United Nations announced earlier this month that cleaning the Gaza Strip of unexploded ordnance and explosive devices will necessitate millions of dollars and several years.

The Ministry of Health stated that the number of Palestinians martyred since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza now stands at 33,899, in addition to 76,664 injuries.

The statement highlighted that many remain trapped beneath the rubble and on the roads, as rescue teams struggle to reach them due to a lack of equipment and Israeli forces blocking roads.

This comes as Israeli occupation forces continue to launch airstrikes on the north of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported, adding that several Palestinians, including children, were injured due to Israeli shelling on the camp.

Our correspondent mentioned that Israeli occupation forces destroyed an entire residential block north of the electricity company near the entrance of the al-Mughraqa area in the central governorate. He said that Israeli aircraft targeted al-Mughraqa north of Nuseirat in central Gaza with a series of airstrikes.

Israeli military vehicles stationed in al-Mughraqa and al-Zahraa areas north of Nuseirat also carried out dredging operations.

The occupation forces also fired sound bombs at the entrance gate of a school sheltering displaced people in the new camp in Nuseirat.

In Rafah, Israeli occupation forces dropped leaflets warning displaced people against returning to areas in northern Gaza described as "battle zones".

In a related context, four Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli shelling of a house in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, Al Mayadeen's correspondent confirmed.