WHO loses contact with Al-Chifa hospital

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on early Sunday that the organization has lost communication with its contacts in Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip.

“WHO has lost contact with its focal points in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, amid horrifying reports of the hospital facing repeated attacks,” Tedros said on X.

“There are reports that some of those who fled the hospital have been shot at, wounded, or killed. The latest reports say the hospital was surrounded by tanks,” he added.

Voicing concern about the safety of health workers and patients, including babies on life support, he called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the enclave as “the only way to save lives and reduce the horrific levels of suffering.”

“WHO also calls for the sustained, orderly, unimpeded, and safe medical evacuations of critically injured and sick patients. All hostages must receive appropriate medical care and be released unconditionally.”