News - Middle East: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has deplored the appalling conditions in the Gaza Strip, stating that supplies of essential medicines and fuel in the territory are very low since the Israeli army has seized and closed the Rafah border crossing.

“Entry of emergency medical teams and medical supplies through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza has been blocked since May 6. Inside the strip, supplies of essential medicines and fuel are very low, and movement is limited due to security constraints,” Ghebreyesus wrote in a post published on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Evacuation orders, intensified bombardment, and no passage for aid across Gaza continue to put civilian lives and health at grave risk,” he added.
The WHO chief further noted that reports of intense hostilities in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, and an increased influx of injured patients to the medical facility are deeply worrisome given the hospital’s limited capacity to provide care.
“We have lost the words to describe the situation in Gaza. It is high time for a ceasefire and peace for the civilians there,” he added.
Meanwhile, Salama Marouf, Gaza’s Government Media Office spokesman, told reporters that Israeli forces are “purposefully worsening the humanitarian situation by halting the entry of aid supplies from the Rafah and Karem Abu Salem border crossings, and by targeting hospitals and schools in eastern Rafah.”