Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Thousands Missing, Hospitals Destroyed – Updates and Information

2023-12-13 03:17:08

Gaza City: 8,000 people are missing in Gaza during the Israeli raids that destroyed houses and buildings, said Mohammad al-Mughair, Director of Gaza Civil Defense Supply. He said most of the missing were believed to be trapped in the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli attack.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, al-Mughair said that the largest number of people are missing in the northern and southern areas of Gaza. He said that the Civil Defense does not have enough vehicles to save lives and many of its vehicles were damaged in the Israeli attack.

Al-Mughair said that epidemics including yellow fever and rains are increasing the misery in the refugee centers in southern Gaza, where 19 lakh displaced people are living. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 3,60,000 people were diagnosed with various infectious diseases.

Meningitis, chickenpox, jaundice and lung infections have been reported in Gaza, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported.

Only 11 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are at least partially functional. Although services are limited here, new patients are being admitted. Only one hospital is operating in northern Gaza. The World Health Organization said that it is also partially working.

More and more homes are destroyed across #Gazawith people being killed, injured or trapped underneath.

Displaced people in overcrowded shelters face rising disease spread.

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The number of patients is more than double what hospitals can accommodate. The Ministry of Health reported that there were 206 percent more patients in the inpatient department and 250 percent more in the intensive care units.

The Israeli army captured the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza on Tuesday. The Israeli occupation forces abducted the hospital director and 70 medical staff and transferred them to an undisclosed location.

On Monday and Tuesday, Israel bombed near Nasser and Al Amal hospitals in Khan Younis.

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