WHO rejects Israel's claim of 'collusion' with Hamas

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 26, 2024
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said that such accusations could endanger its staff on the ground. Tedros was responding to claims made Thursday by Israeli ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar at a meeting of the UN health agency's board. "WHO refutes Israel's accusation at the executive board meeting yesterday that WHO is in...

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Published on January 25, 2024 -  00:43
Israel accuses WHO of 'collusion' with Hamas
Israel's permanent representative at the UN accuses the World Health Organization of "collusion" with Hamas. "WHO chose to turn a blind eye" says Meirav Eilon Shahar, "even when presented with concrete evidence" of "the weapons, the headquarters, the closed rooms". The war in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched unprecedented attacks on Israel, resulting in around 1,140 lives, according to an AFP tally of official Israeli figures. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says that at least 25,700 people have been killed by Israel's military response, most of them women and children.

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