The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is deeply concerned about the effect of Israeli attacks on healthcare in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.
Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the West Bank and Gaza, told reporters via videolink from the Gaza Strip that attacks on healthcare are “starkly rising” in the West Bank.
He said there have been 44 attacks this year that affected the provision of healthcare in the West Bank, with four healthcare facilities affected. Four patients died waiting for an ambulance and eight health workers were injured while attempting to reach patients.
The WHO also said 25 healthcare workers and patients had been killed and 121 injured in the West Bank from October 7, 2023, to February 14 this year.
The organisation reported “severe movement restrictions” across the West Bank, including obstacles affecting the movement of ambulances and access for healthcare workers.
