Majed Abu Ramadan, the Palestinian Minister of Health, announced that about 990 health workers were martyred and hundreds were injured since the beginning of the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
Abu Ramadan condemned, in press statements, the targeting of the occupation forces of the Palestinian Ministry of Health cadres, as five cadres were martyred and others were injured, as a result of the occupation’s bombing on Saturday morning in the southern Gaza Strip.
He added that this deliberate targeting is part of a series of crimes and violence practiced by the occupation against health workers in various specialties, as well as treatment centers and ambulances.
The Palestinian Minister of Health said that the occupation is violating all international laws and humanitarian laws that prohibit targeting all workers in the humanitarian health field.
Abu Ramadan explained that Palestine has lost more than 990 health cadres since last October, including doctors, specialists, nurses, support me
dical professionals, administrators and paramedics. The occupation forces have also arrested more than 300 cadres, destroyed many hospitals and put them out of service. The occupation’s bombing has also led to the suspension of 130 ambulances from work, in addition to hundreds of violations against the entire health system in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health renewed its appeals to the international community and international humanitarian and health organizations, and urgently sent letters to the International Red Cross and the World Health Organization, demanding increased pressure on the occupation authorities to stop the aggression immediately, open the crossings to allow the entry of various forms of health support, and allow the exit of hundreds of patients and wounded who suffer from critical health conditions.
The occupation forces continue their aggression on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the martyrdom of 41,391 people, and the number o
f injuries reached 95,760 thousand, the majority of whom are children and women, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
