Israeli Killing of Contract Worker Prompts WHO to Suspend Gaza Medical Evacuations
"WHO is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in Gaza was killed today during a security incident," the agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has posted on X.
Two staff members were present at the incident but were not wounded, he added.
"Following the incident, WHO suspended today's medical evacuation of patients from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt. Medical evacuations will remain suspended until further notice," Tedros said.
The United Nations health agency has not given details of what had happened, but Tedros stated that "the relevant authorities" were investigating.
"We call for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers," he added in his post.
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Israel continues violating the ceasefire that came into force on October 10 in Gaza, after two years of its genocidal war.
It has killed over 72,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in its genocide in Gaza since October 2023.
Source: TRT World
