Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesperson for the Gaza health ministry, has appealed to “every living conscience” to allow the opening of the Rafah crossing amid an “extremely catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, Al Jazeera reports.
“The medical aid that entered Gaza during the truce is only enough for one day,” al-Qudra said in a statement. “The health sector in Gaza is out of service in every sense of the word,” he said.
There are only three remaining hospitals functioning in Gaza which are not equipped to receive a large number of patients, he added.
His comment came after Israeli air attacks resumed after a fragile seven-day truce, killing at least 70 people in a few hours. Medics are struggling to help patients who are piling up on hospitals’ floors amid a shortages of bed.
