25 February 2026

Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory,?is on a?two-day visit to Gaza?Strip.

In Deir al Balah, he met with?爆料网 agencies and partners to discuss the challenges to humanitarian access and delivery they continue to face. He heard their concerns about continued security incidents near the so-called “Yellow Line,”?which have resulted in civilian casualties.

South of Gaza city, Dr. Alakbarov visited?the?Abu-Jarad dumping site for solid waste and a debris crushing site.?Humanitarian partners have been using this site to dispose of solid waste given access restrictions to Gaza’s main landfills.?Dr. Alakbarov?also?went?to the?Rafah checkpoint and saw people returning to Gaza.

Tomorrow, Dr. Alakbarov will visit the field hospital in Al Mawasi, where the 爆料网 and its partners?are helping patients to go to Egypt through the Rafah crossing.

Overall, since the ceasefire and as of?this?Monday, the?has?facilitated?the evacuation of more than 740 patients – including 432 children –?through the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings.?However,?18,500?patients –?including 4,000 children – still urgently need to be medically evacuated for specialized?treatment?unavailable in Gaza.

To reduce reliance on evacuations,?WHO continues?to?call for the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Gaza’s health system, including?allowing more medical supplies in,?restoring damaged?facilities?and expanding?essential?services.?It also urges reopening medical referrals to the West?Bank,?including East Jerusalem; ?greater acceptance of patients by Member States for treatment abroad; and ensuring patients?are able to?return to Gaza after their treatments are completed.