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WHO very concerned about rising attacks on health care in the West Bank


WHO very concerned about rising attacks on health care in the West Bank

Smoke billows after an explosion over the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank during an Israeli raid on Feb. 24, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Mansour/AFP)

The World Health Organization is very concerned about attacks on health care in the West Bank, an official told journalists on Tuesday.

"We see the current flashpoints of violence, attacks on health care ... starkly rising in the West Bank," Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian Territories, told a press briefing via video link from Gaza.

The World Health Organization is very concerned about attacks on health care in the West Bank, an official told journalists on Tuesday.

"We see the current flashpoints of violence, attacks on health care ... starkly rising in the West Bank," Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian Territories, told a press briefing via video link from Gaza.