On Saturday, Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged Israel to speed up approval for the evacuation of patients from the Gaza Strip and the treatment of critical cases.

This came in a post on the Ghebreyesus account on the “X” platform about the health situation in the Gaza Strip.

The UN official warned that "thousands of patients are deprived of health care, with only 10 hospitals operating on a limited basis across the Strip."

Ghebreyesus said: “There is an urgent need to evacuate about 9,000 patients out of Gaza to receive life-saving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries resulting from bombing, dialysis and other chronic conditions.”

He pointed out that "so far, more than 3,400 patients have been transferred abroad through the Rafah crossing, including 2,198 wounded, but many must be evacuated."

The Director-General of World Health concluded by saying, “We urge Israel to accelerate approvals for evacuations, so that critically ill patients in Gaza can receive treatment,” stressing: “Every moment is important.”