Influx of Gazans injured at aid sites has turned Nasser Hospital into ‘one massive trauma ward,’ WHO says

Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis is operating as “one massive trauma ward” due to an influx of patients injured at humanitarian aid distribution sites, the World Health Organization says.

“Already for weeks they’ve seen daily injuries… with (the) majority coming from the so-called safe non-UN food distribution sites,” WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn tells reporters in Geneva, apparently referring to sites operated by the controversial US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

“The hospital is now operating as one massive trauma ward,” he says.

GHF operations have since been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on those waiting to collect aid.

The IDF acknowledged earlier this week that Palestinian civilians have been harmed at the aid distribution sites, but that troops only used live fire when a threat was posed to them, including when dozens of suspects approached forces outside of the designated routes to the aid sites operated by the GHF, or outside operating hours.