West Bank health crisis deepens as WHO warns of deadly access barriers, critical shortages

The health crisis in the occupied West Bank is rapidly deteriorating, with mounting restrictions on access to care, attacks on medical services, and critical shortages of supplies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, Anadolu reports. Of 559 health facilities assessed by WHO in June, 71 face partial accessibility due to insecurity and physical barriers, said WHO spokesperson Richard Peeperkorn in the occupied Palestinian territory. He warned that new roadblocks, checkpoint delays, and permit denials are obstructing access for patients and ambulances, particularly in Jenin, Hebron, Nablus, and Salfit. Since October 2023, he said the WHO has documented 844 attacks on healthcare facilities in the West Bank, resulting in 31 deaths and 168 injuries. READ: UNRWA official says Israel turned West […]