[Lauren Taylor]
THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA – WORSENING BY THE DAY.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WARNS –
THERE’S AN EXTREME RISK DISEASES WILL SPREAD AMONG PALESTINIANS IN THE TERRITORY.
(DR. RICHARD PEEPERKORN / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION)
“We’ve recorded already more than 70,000, 72,000 cases of acute respiratory infections, 44,000 cases of diarrhea, 808 cases of chickenpox, 15,000 skin rashes, the scabies, lice, and we also got patients now of hepatitis A.”
[Lauren Taylor]
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR HAS AFFECTED GAZA’S HEALTH SYSTEM –
AS MOST OF THE ENCLAVE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, FOOD, BASIC HEALTHCARE OR FUEL.
AND PALESTINIANS – WHO’VE FLED THEIR HOMES – ARE CROWDING IN SHELTERS.
(DR. RICHARD PEEPERKORN / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION)
“We know that the health system is on its knees and that currently 65 percent – that is 47 out of 72 primary care facilities – are not functioning and the ones which are functioning are partly functioning, so to say more than 70 percent, almost 70 percent of the hospitals are currently nonfunctioning – 25 out of the 36.”
[Lauren Taylor]
THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) confirms 23,000 LITERS OF FUEL ENTERED GAZA WEDNESDAY.
IT WAS THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF FUEL SINCE THE HAMAS TERROR ATTACK ON OCT 7.
ISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAID —
ISRAEL HAS AGREED TO ALLOW TWO FUEL TRUCKS PER DAY INTO GAZA –
HOWEVER – THAT FUEL IS ONLY TO BE USED FOR UN RELIEF TRUCKS DISTRIBUTING HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE PEOPLE GAZA.
THE WHO DIRECTOR – ONCE AGAIN CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE.
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU REITERATING –
NOT UNLESS HAMAS RELEASES THEIR HOSTAGES.
(BENJAMIN NETANYAHU / ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER)
“I said that we would have a temporary ceasefire, only if we have our hostages back. and I haven’t changed what I said.”
[Lauren Taylor]
MEANWHILE – THE IDF CONFIRMS – THEY FOUND THE BODY OF A SECOND ISRAELI HOSTAGE IN A BUILDING NEAR THE AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL COMPLEX IN GAZA.
NETANYAHU SAID THURSDAY –INTELLIGENCE HAD “STRONG INDICATIONS” HAMAS WAS HOLDING HOSTAGES IN a military facility under AL-SHIFA.
THIS – AFTER ISRAELI SOLDIERS RELEASED VIDEO — THEY SAY – UNCOVERS PROOF OF A HAMAS TERROR TUNNEL SHAFT INSIDE THE AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL COMPLEX IN GAZA.
(BENJAMIN NETANYAHU / ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER)
“but Hamas was using the patients in that hospital as a human shield.” and a level minus 2… we found a command and control center, military communications coded equipment. we found bombs, we found weapons, and we also found terror tunnels in the hospital compound.”
[Lauren Taylor]
JOURNALISTS WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES ACCOMPANIED IDF SOLDIERS INTO A PORTION OF THE THE AL-SHIFA COMPLEX – ABOUT 48 HOURS AFTER ISRAELI SOLDIERS STORMED THE HOSPITAL.
AND ACCORDING TO THE REPORT – THE JOURNALISTS WERE SHOWN A “STONE-AND-CONCRETE SHAFT ON ITS GROUNDS WITH A STAIRCASE DESCENDING INTO THE EARTH” — EVIDENCE, THE IDF SAID, “OF A HAMAS MILITARY FACILITY UNDER THE HOSPITAL.”
THEY’RE AWARE THEY’RE UNDER PRESSURE TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE THAT HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX AS A TERROR COMMAND CENTER. HOWEVER – IT COULD BE DAYS BEFORE TROOPS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE SHAFT AS THEY FEAR IT’S BOOBY TRAPPED.
US OFFICIALS ALSO ANNOUNCED THURSDAY – THEY WILL NOT BE SHARING INTEL ON HAMAS’ COMMAND CENTER – AS THEY’RE STILL MONITORING THE STATUS OF HOSTAGES.