WHO chief on Israel-Hamas war: a child dies every 10 minutes in Gaza

As the Israeli ground attack in Gaza has intensified, Director General, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his concern over the civilian casualties and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip.

Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council that on average a child dies in 10 minutes in Gaza. He further reiterated that 10, 800 people in Gaza have been killed so far among which 70 per cent are women.
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"More than 1.5 million people have been displaced and people are searching for shelters anywhere they can find," he said.

As Israel cut off the humanitarian corridor barring any aid to enter the region the healthcare infrastructure has been crippled. 36 hospitals, two third of primary health care centers in Gaza are non-functional as per reports.

Director General of the Palestine Red Crescent, Marwan Jilani on November 12, urged the Security Council and the International community to ensure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to ensure fuel reaches Gaza immediately to avoid further unnecessary deaths.