Health Minister, Mai al-Kaileh, warned in a brief statement tonight, that the health situation in the Gaza Strip is ‘catastrophic’ as a result of the continuous Israeli brutal aggression, firmly affirming that the Israeli allegations regarding Gaza hospitals are only aimed at making excuses for targeting them. The minister stressed the need for setting up field hospitals to help deal with the substantial number of injuries in the Gaza Strip, demanding the international community and humanitarian organizations promptly intervene to open the Rafah crossing with Egypt and allow the entry of Medical and fuel aid to hospitals in the Strip.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA