 As Israel's assault on Raafa and other parts of Gaza intensifies, putting over a million people at further risk, the plight of health infrastructure and health workers also continues to deteriorate. Hospitals and clinics across the territory have been under consistent attack for months now and many health workers have been abducted and tortured by Israeli forces. Aid agencies have also been unable to carry out relief missions due to the extent and nature of the Israeli attacks. We go to Ana to understand the severe pressure faced by health workers and how they continue to work despite such harrowing conditions. And a very horrific situation entering in Raafa in the southern part of Gaza. Of course we know that a large segment of the population of the entire region had moved to Gaza and now they're facing attacks. Also extreme pressure on the health infrastructure in the area. So could you maybe first take us through what is happening right now on that front? Well to begin with we have to know that in this region there are not actually any major hospitals that can receive the amount of patients that are expected to be received in the next hours and in the next days. International organizations have already warned about the effects that this could have. Also because we know that the hospitals that are still functional in Raafa, those are field hospitals which have been erected since the health infrastructure has been destroyed amidst Israeli attacks. But also some of the hospitals that are there are specifically maternity hospitals like the Emirati hospital. So we do know that women and children have been disproportionately wounded and affected by the attacks. And so this is only likely to continue as the attacks go on. Then the next thing to know is that of course there are larger hospitals in Hanyunis including Nasr Hospital and Alamal. But of course both Nasr and Alamal they have been under siege and under continuous bombardment over the past. Well over two weeks now. So Alamal which is associated to the Palestine Red Prison Society has posted over and over again testimonies about the hospitals being hit, about patients being targeted, about ambulances being destroyed. Over the weekend they have reported that Israeli soldiers have come into the hospitals. They have damaged the equipment. They have threatened people. They have beaten health staff. When they were leaving the Palestine Red Prison Society said that they essentially took the keys of the ambulances. They locked the wheels. So essentially there was no way of using the vehicles that were still there. This is certain to have an impact because we know that people are trapped all over the place. There is no way to reach them. They keep calling but there is no way to go to the places where they are. Then again in Nasr we do know that people were killed by Israeli soldiers targeted over the weekend. Again as warned by Bisan Center and other Palestinian civilized civil society organizations. So 20 people who were just around the hospital is something that shouldn't be ever the case is happening on a daily basis now. And in this context of course health workers among those segments which are really bearing the brunt of some of these attacks and offensives also because they're out on the field at risk. Could you take us through what is happening? What are the kind of reports you're getting regarding what health workers are going through at this point? Well at this point I'm afraid that the reports that are getting out are those who are confirming the doubts and the fears that people have expressed since the first health workers had been taken by the Israeli occupying forces. So now it has been over a month. It has essentially been weeks since some of them have been held in prisons. Some of them have now been released but when released they show signs of undergoing extreme torture. They bear testimonies of being humiliated and beaten and tied, stripped and paraded in front of people while in prison. And this is something that of course all the Palestinians who are in prison by Israel experience violence and experience torture or some kind. But what health workers are reporting and what their comrades from organizations in nearby countries are saying is that this is something that's being done purpose. Some of them even explain this as when there are arrests, when there are disappearances among the Palestinians, once they reach the prisons, once they reach the camps, essentially there are two categories of people. So there is a general population and then there's the health workers and the health workers are treated with extreme, extreme violence. They're essentially tortured and abused because not only because they're Palestinian, they're also tortured and abused because they're health workers and they bring hope and the Israeli soldiers so that if they break them, if they humiliate them, if they dehumanize them, then there's a better chance of succeeding at just stopping the resistance. But of course, it has to be said that although all of this is happening, we still see dozens and hundreds of health workers who are essentially volunteering in Gaza's hospital, they're not being paid. Many of them have been displaced from their original hospitals. They're now working at the second or third hospitals and still they're there to provide care to fight with the people and to support them as much as they can. And Anna, also, do we have any reports regarding the lack of supplies? How that has also been affecting the situation over there? Well, this is something that's been affecting the whole supply chain, of course, not only healthcare. What we do know is that the majority of the missions that had been planned since early January up to today, they had been made impossible by the Israeli because they have failed to provide the security assurances. They have just outright refused to let supplies in. Some of those missions were WHO missions. WHO was recently supposed to go to Naster hospital. It was refused. So while we know that the shortage of supplies there is horrific, the IUN agency was not allowed to go in. And this is something that we're witnessing across sectors. It is definitely something that's making the health situation even worse because people do not have access to water. They do not have access to food. We do know that family is looming. Malnourishment is now essentially something that's a general, general thing widespread among the display, among those still trapped in Nortengaza. So this, which time, of course, will add up to the public health situation, which is another thing in itself because it has been more, it has been increasingly difficult to track the numbers. We do know that the spread of the area, the spread of hepatitis A is there. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for the people, for the public health people there to report the numbers because there's no supplies to essentially check why the people are experiencing the area. What respiratory infection is most widespread among the population. So this is something that's definitely, definitely being affected by the lack of supplies getting in. Anna, thank you so much for that update. A very disturbing situation has been reported by organizations and activists across the world as well. We'll come back to you when there are more details. Thank you so much. Over 130,000 doctors are set to take collective action to protest a steep hike in the number of medical student admissions. The controversial move is being pushed by the conservative government of President Yoon Sukyul as a supposed response to the growing shortage of doctors in the country. South Korea has the lowest doctors to people ratio among OECD nations. As you and I is the upcoming parliamentary elections in April, the new plan is being met with strong resistance from the medical community, which argues that there is more behind the current shortage of doctors than just medical admissions. We talked to Anish for the details. Anish, South Korea, a country which has seen industrial action strikes by various sections of working people over the past many years. Doctors have also been protesting on various issues. But could you take us through what the latest strike is about, the latest protests are about? Well, at the heart of it, it is basically about the increase of medical admission protests for new entries. And that is something that has really sparked a massive controversy in South Korea, because obviously this is a policy that was, as per unions, has been pushed through in a haphazard manner. Although South Korea is facing a significant doctor shortage, medical health, professional shortage over the past few years, something that is expected to rise and be exacerbated with an aging population, there has been no attempt by the current government or even previous governments to actually address some of the most core issues, which apart from shortage also comes with in terms of inequality and other issues that includes pay rise and everything. But for everything, the government has used the fact that medical admissions have stagnated since 2006, the mid 2000s, that that is the issue, that is the reason why there are enough doctors and there aren't enough medical professionals in the country. And that is something that the union is trying to protest against. And this strike is essentially a call to bring attention to other major issues that is you know, that is basically giving rise to this shortage in the first place. And this is why, and obviously it coming very close to the parliamentary elections, which is said to happen later this year, it is something that is going to be quite significant in the coming days. Well, in this context, could you also tell us how the government has been kind of responding to the demands by the doctors and what exactly, you know, what are the concrete demands, what are their plans? Well, the government has, as usual, threatened any attempt for an industrial action. It is not just a strike that they are threatening the doctors against, they are threatening basically any action any collective action that might happen in the coming days to the point where they have said that they can be denied of their certification to, you know, continue practicing medicine. And this is something that is quite serious, because obviously most places, if you're denied your certification or your certification is revoked, it's usually because of medical malpractice or something related. Here it is strike action that is being used as a threat. And this has actually deterred the junior doctors' union to not declare anything as of now. They are trying to look for avenues to show their protest. And that is something that clearly shows how anti-union, the current conservative UN government is right now. The doctors, on the other hand, are putting out very, you know, reasonable demands. They're saying that the sharp increase that they're calling for, which is about 2000 doctors on top of the 3000 or something admissions that are already happening, new doctors every year annually, is something that is going to put a massive strain on hospitals and the entire medical infrastructure. The fact is that there is not enough investment to actually bring in more newer doctors to attract the profession. There are specialties like pediatrics, maternity care, which gynecology, which are not gaining enough attention or enough demand. And that is where the shortage is massive, including geriatric care. These are, you know, areas where there needs to be more doctors, but something that is not being addressed because the pay is low. There is obviously problems with legal, you know, issues that often complicates doctors and obviously violence against them, which is something that the government has never really addressed. On top of that, there is the fact that in rural areas, much of rural South Korea does not really have a very good health infrastructure. Many places do not have dialysis centers, no matter how big the village or the towns are. So usually outside of Seoul, it's a very awkward kind of situation in most places where even physicians are rare. And most people for, you know, serious health conditions, they have to actually travel hundreds of kilometers to Seoul to get treatment. And that is something that is also not being addressed because obviously doctors do not get paid well there. There is not enough infrastructure and obviously there is not enough, you know, career prospects to begin with. So very often you do not see many doctors coming to these areas. These factors are not being addressed. The government at this point has pushed through this, you know, quota increase program primarily to, with an eye on, you know, the current, the upcoming parliamentary elections. And that is something that has incensed the doctors right now. They're asking for investments. They're asking for pay rise. They're asking for security. They're asking for better infrastructure that actually expands the medical healthcare to everybody. And that is something that the government has no plans for whatsoever at this point in time. Thank you so much, Anish for the update. We'll watch what's happening in Korea over the coming days. That's all we have in today's daily debrief. We'll be back with a fresh episode tomorrow. Meanwhile, do visit our website peoplesdispatch.org. Follow us on all the social media platforms. And if you're watching this on YouTube, please hit the subscribe button.