Oct 21, 2023, 7:29 PM

WHO chief calls for ‘sustained’ access for health aid in Gaza

WHO chief calls for ‘sustained’ access for health aid in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called for a “sustained” access for health aid in the Gaza Strip, media outlets reported.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the WHO has called for the safe passage of additional aid convoys across the enclave, protection of all humanitarian workers and sustained access for health aid, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported.

His remarks came after a humanitarian convoy of 20 trucks began to enter the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, the first since the armed conflict broke out between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas.

The needs in Gaza are “far higher,” he added.

Health officials in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip say the Israeli bombardment has killed at least 4,137 people since October 7, when the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas launched an unprecedented large-scale attack against the occupying Israeli regime. Another 13,162 individuals have also been injured.

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