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Palestinian official warns of weak health capabilities in Gaza hospitals
Updated On: 09 July, 2024 02:43 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
About 25,000 patients urgently needed treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000 have managed to travel, he said, emphasising that the situation in the Strip is extremely difficult, demanding the immediate opening of the Rafah crossing
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Medics give aid to a man lying on a gurney, injured during Israeli bombardment, as he is brought to the Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Pic/AFP
The health capabilities in the hospitals of the Gaza Strip are weak, and the fuel shortage is a major crisis for the health sector, a Palestinian medical official warned.
Munir al-Bursh, an official with the Gaza-based health authorities, said on Monday in a statement that 34 children have died due to severe food shortages in the northern region, Xinhua news agency reported.
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