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U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza hospital chief as death toll tops 45,500
Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials say he must be freed immediately.
Live briefing: World Health Organization chief condemns attacks on Gaza hospitals
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Gaza hospitals had been transformed into “battlegrounds,” depriving Palestinians of access to medical care.
WHO appeals for end to attacks on Gaza's hospitals
The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza. "Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after deadly Israeli strike
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days.
WHO Demands Israel Release Gaza Hospital Director
The WHO chief called Monday for the immediate release of Hossam Abu Safiyeh, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who is being held by Israel's military following a major raid on the facility.
WHO demands release of Gaza hospital director disappeared by Israel after brutal raid
The head of the World Health Organization chief called Monday for the immediate release of Hossam Abu Safiyeh, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital.
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Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say
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Jimmy Carter leaves behind a global public health work legacy
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