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WHO says it canceled aid mission to Gaza over security concerns for 6th time
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on December 14, 2022. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
The World Health Organization cancels another planned medical aid mission to Gaza over security concerns.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it is the sixth mission to northern Gaza canceled by the UN agency because requests to visit had not been approved or assurances over security provided since its last visit, on December 26.
“Intense bombardment, restrictions on movement, fuel shortage and interrupted communications make it impossible for WHO and our partners to reach those in need,” he tells a virtual press conference from Geneva. “We call on Israel to approve requests by WHO and other partners to deliver humanitarian aid.”
