Gaza: Al-Amal Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip has gone out of service, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Tuesday. ‘Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, is now essentially out of service due to increasing hostilities in its vicinity,’ Ghebreyesus posted on his X account.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, Ghebreyesus highlighted that access to the hospital is obstructed, preventing new patients from reaching care, and leading to more preventable deaths. The hospital still has patients who need care, but is not accepting new ones.
With the closure of Al-Amal, Nasser Medical Complex is now the only remaining hospital with an intensive care unit in Khan Younis. The WHO chief emphasized the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of health facilities, and unimpeded access for essential medicines and medical supplies.
