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WHO Issues Urgent Appeal for $7 Million to Fund Gaza, West Bank

The World Health Organization Thursday issued an urgent appeal for $7 million needed over six months in response to a health crisis in Gaza and the West Bank amid a conflict with Israel.

The funds were required to "enable a comprehensive emergency response in the next six months," the WHO said in a statement, following the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians since May 10.

Source: Agence France Presse


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