DUBAI, January 8. /TASS/. Employees of the World Health Organization (WHO) had to cancel the first trip to the Al-Awda hospital due to security problems, WHO said in a statement posted on the X social network.

"WHO cancelled a planned mission to Al-Awda hospital and the central drug store in northern Gaza for the fourth time since December 26, [2023] because we did not receive deconfliction and safety guarantees," the Organization said.

"The mission planned to move urgently needed medical supplies to sustain the operations of five hospitals in the north, including Al-Awda," WHO added.