Overview

• WHO and UN teams delivered medical supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza, describing the situation as 'unbelievably challenging' with the emergency department termed a 'bloodbath'.
• Al-Shifa Hospital, once the largest referral hospital in Gaza, is now minimally functional due to lack of fuel, oxygen, specialized medical staff, and supplies.
• The hospital is also housing displaced people who are using it for shelter, adding to the strain on resources.
• WHO staff participated in a high-risk mission to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City to deliver medical supplies and transfer critically-injured patients. The mission faced serious incidents including detention of health partners and gunfire.
• WHO reiterates its call for the protection of health care and humanitarian assistance in Gaza, highlighting the shrinking space for humanitarian actors to provide aid.