The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday that one of its staff members has been released after being held by Israeli occupation forces for over four weeks in the Gaza Strip.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his relief on X (formerly Twitter) over the release of the staff member, who had been detained since July 21 in Gaza, and reiterated the call to protect all WHO staff and other health and humanitarian workers.
In July, the UN agency reported that Israeli forces had attacked the residence of its staff and its main warehouse in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. At that time, two staff members and two of their relatives were detained; three were later released, while one remained in custody until now.
Last week, a global food monitoring organization reported that famine has struck parts of Gaza and is expected to spread further in the coming month, a development likely to increase pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the war-torn Palestinian territory.
WHO described Gaza’s healthcare sector as being in a dire state, suffering from fuel shortages, medical supply deficits, and the repeated influx of large numbers of casualties.
