Israel's attacks on occupied West Bank 'obstructing access to health care': UN

HAMILTON, Canada

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned about the effects of a lack of medical care in the occupied West Bank and said Israel's attacks are "obstructing access to health care."

Noting that at least 8,000 pregnant women will give birth in July, UNFPA wrote on X that "15% of them will experience complications."

"A lack of medical care could mean a death sentence," it warned.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed concerns June 14 on X about the escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank

Emphasizing the spike in violence on the health infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the West Bank, Ghebreyesus said: "WHO calls for the immediate and active protection of civilians and health care in the West Bank. International humanitarian law must be respected, which means the sanctity of health care must be observed at all times."