WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Al-Aqsa hospital killed four people and injured 17.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted, “A @WHO team was on a humanitarian mission at Al-Aqsa Hospital in #Gaza, when a tent camp inside the hospital compound was hit by an Israeli airstrike today”, through his official ‘X’ handle.
“Four people were killed and 17 injured”, he continued.
He went on to say, “WHO staff are all accounted for”.
“The team was at the hospital assessing the needs and collecting incubators to be sent to the north of Gaza”, the WHO chief noted.
Tedros reaffirmed his call for the protection of patients, health professionals, and relief workers during the war, as well as an end to hospital attacks.
“We again call for the protection of patients, health personnel, and humanitarian missions”, the WHO chief added in his tweet.
The WHO chief stated, “The ongoing attacks and militarisation of hospitals must stop”.
“International humanitarian law must be respected”, the WHO chief added.
The WHO chief urged, “We urge parties to comply with the @UN Security Council resolution and ceasefire!”
A @WHO team was on a humanitarian mission at Al-Aqsa Hospital in #Gaza, when a tent camp inside the hospital compound was hit by an Israeli airstrike today. Four people were killed and 17 injured. WHO staff are all accounted for.
The team was at the hospital assessing the needs…
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 31, 2024
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