Last hospital in Gaza: crisis after air strikes on cancer center!

Last hospital in Gaza: crisis after air strikes on cancer center!

In the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian crisis escalated after the last hospital for cancer treatments, the European hospital in Khan Younis, was badly damaged by Israeli attacks on May 13. This closure represents a dramatic loss for the already tense health care in the region. According to oe24.at, the WHO-boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed closure on social media. The Israeli army justifies the attack as a precise operation against Hamas terrorists who suspected under the hospital.

The situation in the Gaza Strip is critical. The closure of the European hospital leads to a loss of vital treatments such as neurosurgery, heart treatment and cancer treatment. The human rights organization doctors without borders describes the hospital as one of the last rescue anchors for the health system in the region. After the attack, the Nasser Hospital is the last functional clinic in Khan Younis, but this too was attacked.

The devastating effects on the health system

The WHO repeatedly raised the alarm and spoke of a “systematic disintegration” of the health system in the Gaza Strip, which acutely endanger the health of the civilian population. In the past, Israel has already undertook the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. Reports indicate that the hospital - the last larger health facility in the region - was badly damaged and important departments went into flames. Tagesschau.de reported on the evacuation of middle heavy and serious patients to the Indonesian hospital, which is also not functional.

The WHO expresses great concern about the safety of patients and medical staff in the affected institutions. In the last missions of the Israeli army there was talk of dozens of arrests of medical staff and the management of the Kamal Adwan Hospital. To underpin the military allegations, Israel claims that Hamas abuse civilians as human protective shields and use medical facilities for military purposes.

a way out of the crisis?

The WHO again calls for an immediate ceasefire and the protection of health facilities. This urgency results from the assessment that the current situation in the Gaza Strip is classified as life -threatening for many people. Israel emphasizes that the safe evacuation of civilians and medical staff was guaranteed during his military operations, but this is contested by Hamas. This reports of the forced -vacuated and arrests of the patient's communication connections.

The World Health Organization sharply criticizes the ongoing attacks on the health system and warns of the catastrophic consequences that they have for the civilian population. [Zeit.de] (https://www.zeit.de/politik/2024-12/who-gazastreifen- israel-hamas-hand-health system) emphasizes that even patients in severe condition who are dependent on medical care are at risk because the support and treatment have been reduced to a minimum.

The current situation in the Gaza Strip can be described as a profound humanitarian catastrophe. It remains uncertain how long the remaining facilities, including the Nasser Hospital, can withstand the pressure of the attacks and how many more lives are at stake through this conflict.