West Bank health facilities ‘trapped in a vicious cycle,’ says Palestinian hospital director

LONDON: Attacks and other incidents affecting healthcare services and facilities in the occupied West Bank have surged this year, placing further strain on a system already hobbled by a worsening financial crisis and shortages of staff and medical supplies. The World Health Organization recorded 98 incidents that affected healthcare in the territory between January and the end of July, most of which involved health transport services. The number increased sharply in July; WHO data published on Aug.

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