The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday brought 18 seriously ill patients from the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip in a second rescue operation. A spokesperson reported this in Geneva. 14 had already been taken to other hospitals. There were two children among them.
There is no electricity or running water in the hospital, the spokesperson said. Patients are left in the hallways in the dark. The 15-person team is trying to keep the remaining 130 patients alive.
They were provided with water and food during the risky visit. Streets and houses around the hospital were destroyed, the spokesman said. The WHO is very concerned about the well-being of remaining patients and staff.
Israeli government spokesman Eilon Levi wrote that the Israeli army allowed the delivery of 24,500 liters of fuel to keep the hospital running. We don't expect a thank you.
Israeli special forces entered the hospital a few days ago. According to the army, the operation was based on intelligence that Islamist Hamas operated from the clinic.