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Last hospital in Gaza: Crisis after airstrikes on cancer center!
In the Gaza Strip, the last cancer treatment hospital was put out of action by Israeli attacks. The WHO expresses great concern.
Last hospital in Gaza: Crisis after airstrikes on cancer center!
The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has escalated after the last hospital for cancer treatment, the European Hospital in Khan Younis, was severely damaged by Israeli attacks on May 13. This closure represents a dramatic loss for the region's already strained health care system. According to oe24.at, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed the closure on social media. The Israeli army justifies the attack as a precise operation against Hamas terrorists who were suspected of hiding under the hospital.
The situation in the Gaza Strip is critical. The closure of the European Hospital will result in a loss of vital treatments such as neurosurgery, cardiac treatment and cancer treatment. The human rights organization Doctors Without Borders describes the hospital as one of the last lifelines for the health system in the region. After the attack, Nasser Hospital is the last functioning clinic in Khan Younis, but it was also attacked.
The devastating impact on the healthcare system
The WHO has repeatedly sounded the alarm and spoken of a “systematic dismantling” of the health system in the Gaza Strip, which poses an acute threat to the health of the civilian population. Israel has already decommissioned the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip in the past. Reports suggest that the hospital - the last major health facility in the region - was extensively damaged and key departments were engulfed in flames. Tagesschau.de reported on the evacuation of moderately and seriously ill patients to the Indonesian hospital, which is also not functional.
WHO expresses grave concern for the safety of patients and medical staff in the affected facilities. In recent operations by the Israeli army there has been talk of dozens of arrests of medical staff and the management of the Kamal Adwan Hospital. In support of the military allegations, Israel claims that Hamas is using civilians as human shields and using medical facilities for military purposes.
A way out of the crisis?
The WHO reiterates its calls for an immediate ceasefire and the protection of health facilities. This urgency arises from the assessment that the current situation in the Gaza Strip is considered life-threatening for many people. Israel insists that its military operations ensured the safe evacuation of civilians and medical personnel, but this is disputed by Hamas. This reports on forced evacuees and arrests of patients' communication connections.
The World Health Organization strongly criticizes the ongoing attacks on the health system and warns of the catastrophic consequences they have for the civilian population. [Zeit.de](https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-12/who-gaza strip-israel-hamas-hospital-healthsystem) highlights that even patients in serious condition who are dependent on medical care are at risk because 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 Nasser Hospital, can withstand the pressure of the attacks and how many more lives are at risk from this conflict.