More than 16,000 Palestinians still require urgent care outside Gaza, United Nations says

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said on Wednesday that one month into the ceasefire, more than 16,500 people still require urgent specialised medical care outside Gaza.

Since 10 October, 165 patients were medically evacuated from Gaza, the report said. 

So far, only four hospitals and smaller health facilities have resumed operations since the ceasefire, but more than 60 percent of all facilities remain non-functional, Ocha said. 

"Unexploded ordnance continues to pose a serious threat across the Gaza Strip, with injuries reported among people returning to devastated areas or searching for basic necessities," the report noted.