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Situation in Gaza 'spiralling out of control': WHO chief

18 Oct 2023 03:50pm
The scene of destruction at Al Ahli hospital after an air strike in Gaza City - AFP
The scene of destruction at Al Ahli hospital after an air strike in Gaza City - AFP
GENEVA - The situation in the Gaza Strip is spiralling out of control, the head of the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, following a blast at a hospital that killed hundreds of people.

"The situation in #Gaza is spiralling out of control," the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, formerly Twitter. "We need violence on all sides to stop."

"Every second we wait to get medical aid in, we lose lives," he added.

"We need immediate access to start delivering life-saving supplies." he said - AFP

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