The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that tens of thousands of displaced people in hospitals in the Gaza Strip face the “risk of hunger,” which has reached “frightening proportions.”

He added in his blog post on the “X” platform, on Monday, that on December 23, he visited 4 hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Shifa Hospital, accompanied by other UN officials.

He stressed that there is a great need in the besieged hospitals in the Gaza Strip for medical equipment, food, drinking water, and beds for patients.

He warned of the consequences of "chronic hunger" that Gaza is currently witnessing, calling on the World Health Organization and its partners to increase their assistance in terms of drinking water and food.

He explained that Al-Shifa Hospital, “which was once one of the largest hospitals in Gaza,” now provides only first aid.

He pointed out that Al-Shifa Hospital hosts approximately 50,000 displaced Palestinians who face the risk of hunger, as he put it.

Ghebreyesus called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which is suffering from a collapse in the health system due to intense Israeli attacks.