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WHO chief urges Israel to lift Gaza blockade

The head of the World Health Organisation said that Israel’s assault on Rafah and Gaza blockade are “being felt” across the besieged enclave.

“At a time when the people of Gaza are facing starvation, we urge Israel to lift the blockade and to let aid through,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

He said the WHO had pre-positioned some supplies in warehouses and hospitals but without more aid coming into Gaza, the WHO cannot sustain its support for hospitals and the population.

The WHO and its partners have managed to deliver small amounts of fuel to hospitals in recent days, but Ghebreyesus said it “falls far short of the 50-to-60 thousand litres of fuel that are needed each day for health operations”.