Gaza: The collapse of the health regime amid hundreds of dead while searching for food

Dr. Luka Begutsi, coordinator of the World Health Organization for the World Health Organization, said, said: “People are shooting. They are victims of injuries caused by explosions.”

The statements of the World Health Organization official come in the wake of reports of another incident that resulted in a large number of victims, on Thursday, this time that included a blow to a market in the city of Deir Al -Balah in the center of the sector. The United Nations Office on Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that more than 20 people were killed and about 70 others were wounded, and the victims were transferred to Al -Aqsa Hospital, Nasser Medical Complex and other health facilities.

Hundreds of dead people looking for food

In addition to the last dead incident, the United Nations Office for Human Rights said on Tuesday that at least 410 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army while trying to obtain aid from United Nations relief centers and controversial supported by Israel and the United States.

Dr. Begutsi stressed that providing high -quality medical care is very difficult in the sector, “especially since we are talking about a large number of patients every time.”

Wide and tragic health needs, which are almost 50% of the entire medical stocks. The medical shipment sent by the World Health Organization to Gaza on Wednesday was the first since March 2, when “Israel imposed a full siege on the Strip.”

In total, nine trucks carrying basic medical supplies entered the sector, loaded with 2,000 blood units and 1,500 plasma units; All of them passed through the Karam Abu Salem crossing. Dr. Begutsi said it is just a drop in the vicinity of needs.

The continuation of obstacles in front of aid

Speaking to reporters from Jerusalem, the representative of the World Health Organization in the occupied Palestinian land, Dr. Rick Biberkorn, highlighted the renewed difficulties in obtaining the approval of the Israeli authorities to allow more United Nations supply trucks and partner agencies to enter Gaza.

He said: “This is really unfortunate and it should not happen, because you do not want to see these desperate people, particularly desperate young people, risk their lives to get some food as well,” Amid reports of a chaotic stampede on supplies at the non -United Nations distribution points, and that the hungry people take the goods directly from the trucks.

Dr. Biberkorn stressed that before the Israeli siege, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners proved that their aid delivery system reached those in need of it. But this is not the case today because of the repeated rejection by the Israeli authorities to allow the supplies to enter Gaza.

He said: “Open the ways to enable us to introduce our supplies. The markets must be immersed in food, non -food, water, etc., including basic drugs in the most cost -effective way.”

Entry

Since March, aid team has faced a 44%rejection rate, which means that for every 10 employees seeking entry, “four to five of them are rejected in each session,” said Dr. Begutsi of the World Health Organization.

World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindamayer reiterated this message, stressing that people die, daily, due to hunger and disease throughout Gaza. He said: “They were killed while on their way to medical help, and they were killed inside hospitals. Now, in addition, they are killed on their way to get rare nutrients. We have food and medical assistance minutes away across the border, waiting there for weeks and months so far. Just open the door.”