Rick Biberkorn, representative of the World Health Organization in the occupied Palestinian territories, said on Tuesday that the organization is very concerned about violence in the occupied West Bank and the impact of “sharp increasing” attacks on health care.
Israel sent tanks to the West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on Sunday and ordered the army to prepare for a “long -term survival” in refugee camps.
“We are very anxious about the situation in the West Bank and its effect on health,” Bibercorn said at a remote press conference from Gaza.
“We see a sharp escalation … in the hotbeds of violence and attacks at the present time on the health care sector in the West Bank,” he added.
The World Health Organization says that the provision of health care in the West Bank is damaged from 44 attacks this year and the damage extended 4 healthcare facilities.
She stated that 4 patients died while waiting for an ambulance, and 8 health workers were injured as they were trying to reach patients.
The organization also said that 25 health care workers have been killed and 121 others were injured in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. The World Health Organization also indicated severe restrictions on the movement throughout the West Bank, including obstacles that affect the movement of ambulances and health care workers.
Biebercorn said that the World Health Organization has provided emergency supplies and supplies to treat people with some West Bank hospitals.
At least 40,000 Palestinians from their homes in Jenin and the nearby city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank have been displaced since Israel began a military operation there last month after a ceasefire agreement was reached in Gaza after a 15 -month war.
The latest numbers of the World Health Organization indicate the death of 82 Palestinians in the West Bank from January 1 to February 13.