Gaza: The World Health Organization announced today, Friday, that it has not received any medical supplies in the Gaza Strip since May 6.

World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Yasarevic said in Geneva, “The closure of the Rafah crossing puts us in a difficult situation with regard to the movement of medical workers, as well as the rotation of United Nations staff and medical teams.”

He added during a press conference, “Most importantly, the last medical supplies we received in Gaza were before May 6.”

He continued, “We were able to distribute some supplies, but the shortage is great, especially the fuel needed to operate hospitals.”

On May 7, the Israeli occupation forces closed eastern Rafah with tanks before seizing the crossing, which is the vital door for convoys transporting humanitarian aid to citizens threatened by famine in Gaza, according to the United Nations.

Yasarevic stressed that “the most important problem currently is the fuel shortage.”

A World Health Organization spokesman explaine
d that between 1.4 and 1.8 million liters of fuel are needed per month to complete the activities of health institutions and other partners in this sector.

He added, “As of yesterday, since the closure of the crossing, only 159,000 liters had entered Rafah for all partners working in the humanitarian field, which is an insufficient quantity.”

Of the 36 hospitals in Gaza, only 13 are now partially operational, according to the World Health Organization

Source: Maan News Agency