Gaza health system 'stretched beyond breaking point' by Israeli offensive, WHO warns

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Gaza health system 'stretched beyond breaking point' by Israeli offensive and evacuations, WHO warns

David Gritten
BBC News
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Alice Cuddy
BBC News
Reporting fromJerusalem
AFP A man comforts a wounded child after receiving treatment at a hospital in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza (19 May 2025)AFP
Médecins Sans Frontières says at least 20 medical facilities across Gaza have been damaged, or forced partially or completely out of service, in the past week

Intensified Israeli ground operations and new evacuation orders are stretching Gaza's health system beyond breaking point, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

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