Arab News

RIYADH: A UN official said he witnessed “one of the worst scenes he has seen in Gaza in the past nine months” during his visit to the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on Saturday.

Scott Anderson, the director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, said that “many of the injured were receiving treatment on the hospital floor without disinfectants due to insufficient beds and a lack of essential cleanliness equipment and supplies.” 

Nasser Medical Complex is under tremendous strain and burden, with children who are amputees, others paralyzed and deprived of medical treatment, the Saudi Press Agency quoted Anderson as saying.

The UN official also noted how parents were in despair about the conditions of their children.

He added that the United Nations team provided referral services on Saturday, along with additional tents, beds, stretchers, supplies and medications.

He also pointed out the obstacles hindering humanitarian operations prevented aid from reaching people, SPA added.