The (WHO) warned that the spike in violence in the is worsening a healthcare crisis in the occupied territory.
During the 8-month conflict that erupted when the Palestinian militant group launched attacks on southern , health facilities in both Gaza and the West Bank have repeatedly come under attack.
Between October and the end of May, the WHO said it had documented 480 such attacks in the West Bank, including attacks on ambulances, while health workers and patients have been detained.
The UN health body warned that curbs on movement, violence and the attacks have obstructed residents’ access to medical attention.
The WHO said in most areas of the West Bank, primary care clinics and outpatient specialty clinics are now operating two days per week, and hospitals are at approximately 70% capacity.
In a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, the WHO called for the immediate and active protection of civilians and health care in the West Bank.
The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has experienced a surge in violence for more than a year, and especially since the began.
The WHO said 521 Palestinians have died and more than 5,200 injured since the Hamas terror attacks in Israel on October 7.
This was adding to “the growing burden of trauma and emergency care at already strained health facilities,” the agency said.
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