Gaza hospital 'one massive trauma ward' treating Palestinians shot trying to access food: WHO

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· Posted: Jul 04, 2025 10:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

Nasser Hospital successful Gaza is operating arsenic "one monolithic trauma ward" owed to an influx of patients wounded astatine non-United Nations nutrient organisation sites tally by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the World Health Organization said connected Friday.

The U.S.-and Israeli-backed GHF began distributing nutrient packages successful Gaza astatine the extremity of May, overseeing a caller exemplary of deliveries that the United Nations says is neither impartial nor neutral. The GHF has repeatedly denied that incidents involving radical killed oregon wounded astatine its sites person occurred.

Referring to aesculapian unit astatine the Nasser Hospital, Rik Peeperkorn, WHO typical successful the West Bank and Gaza, told reporters successful Geneva: "They've seen already for weeks, regular injuries ... [the] majority coming from the alleged harmless non-UN nutrient organisation sites. The infirmary is present operating arsenic 1 monolithic trauma ward."

Speaking to a CBC videojournalist extracurricular Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis, Narmin Muammar says her member Ashraf died Friday portion going to get assistance from a GHF centre.

"Why did they unfastened this? To termination people? To termination youth?," she cried, visibly distraught. "Close it for God's involvement — we don't privation it."

Hunger forced him, she said.

"These Americans don't privation to provender the people, they're sidesplitting us," said Muammar.

Muammar was speaking amid a crowd of mourners who besides mislaid relatives, each gathered for a farewell ceremonial extracurricular the hospital. Many wept implicit bodies shrouded successful achromatic sheets, arsenic others prayed.

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At slightest 509 killings recorded astatine assistance points

Israel lifted an 11-week assistance blockade connected Gaza connected May 19.

The United Nations quality rights bureau said connected Friday that it had recorded astatine slightest 613 killings some astatine assistance points tally by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and adjacent humanitarian convoys arsenic of June 27.

"Since past ... determination person been further incidents," Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, told reporters successful Geneva.

The OHCHR said 509 of the 613 were killed adjacent GHF organisation points.

The GHF has antecedently said it has delivered much than 52 cardinal meals to bare Palestinians successful 5 weeks "safely and without interference," portion different humanitarian groups had "nearly each of their assistance looted."

The UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that determination person been immoderate instances of convulsive looting and attacks connected assistance motortruck drivers, which it described arsenic unacceptable.

Patients mostly young boys

Hundreds of patients, chiefly young boys, were being treated for traumatic injuries, including slug wounds to the head, thorax and knees, according to the WHO.

Peeperkorn said wellness workers astatine Nasser Hospital and testimonies from household members and friends of those wounded confirmed that the victims had been trying to entree assistance astatine sites tally by the GHF.

Peeperkorn recounted the case of a 13-year-old lad changeable successful the head, arsenic good arsenic a 21-year-old with a slug lodged successful his cervix that rendered him paraplegic.

"There is nary accidental for immoderate reversal oregon immoderate due treatment. Young lives are being destroyed forever," Peeperkorn said, urging for the warring to halt and for much nutrient assistance to beryllium allowed into Gaza.

The warfare began erstwhile Hamas fighters stormed into Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting 1,200 radical and taking 251 hostages backmost to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's consequent subject battle has killed much than 57,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, portion displacing astir of the colonisation of much than two million, triggering wide hunger and leaving overmuch of the territory successful ruins.

U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Friday it would astir apt beryllium known successful 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to judge what helium has called a "final proposal" for a ceasefire successful Gaza.