The Israeli military said its forces were operating around Kamal Adwan, but was “not aware of live fire and strikes in the area of the hospital”.
Amid the chaos, WHO said on Friday afternoon that it had lost contact with staff at Kamal Adwan, with Tedros describing the development in an earlier post on X as “deeply disturbing”.
Tedros said the WHO and partner agencies had reached the hospital late on Wednesday night and managed to transfer 23 patients and 26 caregivers to the Palestinian territory’s main Al-Shifa Hospital.
“Kamal Adwan Hospital has been overflowing with close to 200 patients – a constant stream of horrific trauma cases. It is also full of hundreds of people seeking shelter,” he said.
In his second post, Tedros highlighted that, in all, “around 600 patients, health workers and individuals are currently sheltering in the hospital”.
“The siege and attacks on health workers occurred just hours after the WHO-led mission which delivered essential supplies to keep the facility operational and took critical patients to Al-Shifa Hospital,” he said.
“We urge for hospitals, health workers and patients to be protected. Ceasefire!”
