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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said today that it was operationally impossible to evacuate two hospitals in an area of Beirut facing an evacuation order from Israel, and urged Tel Aviv to cancel it.
Tedros said the evacuation order for the Jnah area of Beirut includes Rafik Hariri University Hospital and al-Zahraa Hospital.
"At this time, there is no alternative medical facility available to accommodate approximately 450 patients from the two hospitals (including 40 patients in intensive care), making their evacuation operationally impossible ," the WHO chief said in a social media post.
He added that both facilities were operating at full capacity and were treating people injured in Israeli strikes on Wednesday. Tedros said the evacuation zone also includes a Health Ministry compound where five shelters are accommodating more than 5,000 people.
"I call on Israel to overturn this order and ensure the protection of all health institutions, health workers, patients and civilians," he added.
Earlier today, the Israel Defense Forces issued a broad evacuation order for several neighborhoods in south Beirut, including some areas that had not been previously targeted.
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