Geneva - Saba:
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that approximately 112 Palestinian children have been admitted to hospitals in the Gaza Strip daily for treatment for malnutrition since the beginning of this year, due to the stifling Israeli blockade. The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a press statement on Saturday: "The situation in Gaza, which is being subjected to intense Israeli attacks and a stifling blockade, has passed the stage of catastrophe."
He added that 17 of the 36 hospitals in the Strip are partially functioning, noting that there is no hospital in northern Gaza or in Rafah in the south.
He noted that 500 people were "killed" while trying to obtain food at humanitarian aid distribution points operated by the United States and Israel, not including the United Nations.
He stated that the World Health Organization had "very limited" access to Gaza this week for the first time since March 2.