20 aug 2017
Like all parents, Abu Khamis Ashour wishes to see his children growing up and later be married; but with the rare disease that inflicted his family, all his dreams were shattered, wishing that the wheel of time stops and that his children don’t turn sixteen years old.
Ashour, 45, looks as if he lost his mind, after a rare disease of its kind began taking his children one after the other, without being able to do anything for them except to pray that the Rafah crossing could open so that he could treat them in any part of the world.
Khamis, Jihad and Noor are three siblings who suffer from a rare disease that appears after reaching the age of 16, where they begin to lose the ability to walk in a balanced manner as well as having pronunciation difficulties.
This situation almost drives their father crazy. He told the PIC reporter, “The beginning was with my son Khamis, who was not suffering from any disease, and when he turned 16 he started losing his balance and became unable to walk.”
Abu Khamis tried hard to know why his son is suffering from this disease by going to all hospitals in the Gaza Strip, without any success. The doctors confirmed that Khamis suffers from a chronic lower paralysis.
The grieving father is not satisfied with what the doctors have said especially that no one in the family suffers from this disease. He finally submitted to the will of God after not being able to do anything.
When his son, Jihad, reached the age of sixteen, he began to show the same signs that his brother had shown, which shocked Abu Khamis, who could not believe what happened, and tried to provide his son with all kinds of medicines, to no avail.
Abu Khamis tried to send his children for treatment in hospitals inside the 1948 Occupied Territories, to be denied entry along with his wife for nine times, under the pretext of security rejection, which added fuel to fire.
The case of Jihad began to get worse day after another, especially as he watched what happened to his older brother Khamis who was hospitalized and was not able to move.
As days went on, and with Khamis’ inability to deal with his kids’ condition, the family became anxious after their third daughter, Nur, turned 16, starting suffering from the same signs that her other siblings suffered from.
When the PIC reporter started speaking to Noor, she began crying, especially that she is having the same consequences her brothers suffered from, appearing on her body and affecting her ability to move.
“I used to live a beautiful life in which I dreamed about completing my school and making my parents feel happy, but when I reached the age of 16, my life turned upside down,” she said, after taking a deep breath.
“I began to feel a lack of balance in my feet and, in addition to the pity of my schoolmates who were killing me by their looks. I saw them walking normally, and I had a trouble walking.”
According to Noor, the disease had not got into her body yet, because she started suffering from it four months ago. She hoped to find someone to help her get a treatment, and not reach what her brothers Khamis and Jihad have reached.
She wishes to return to her normal life and receive the appropriate treatment, pointing out that she could not find the appropriate treatment in Gaza, especially under the siege. She wishes to travel to any country in order to receive treatment.
Khamis, whose smile barely leaves his face, says that before he got sick and before turning 16, he used to roam the streets of Khan Younis on his feet, joining every single funeral for martyrs.
The family members still have smiles drawn on their faces despite illness and pain that afflicted them, reflecting their desire to live despite the siege and pain imposed on them for years.
Abu Khamis concluded, wiping his tears so that his kids don’t see him crying, “I have three boys and three daughters. I have lost three of my children to this strange disease. All I hope is to diagnose the disease and get a proper treatment, at least for my kids who have not started suffering from the disease yet,” Abu Khamis said, pointing to his kids, Karim 14, Nada, 12, and Yasmeen, 10.
Ashour, 45, looks as if he lost his mind, after a rare disease of its kind began taking his children one after the other, without being able to do anything for them except to pray that the Rafah crossing could open so that he could treat them in any part of the world.
Khamis, Jihad and Noor are three siblings who suffer from a rare disease that appears after reaching the age of 16, where they begin to lose the ability to walk in a balanced manner as well as having pronunciation difficulties.
This situation almost drives their father crazy. He told the PIC reporter, “The beginning was with my son Khamis, who was not suffering from any disease, and when he turned 16 he started losing his balance and became unable to walk.”
Abu Khamis tried hard to know why his son is suffering from this disease by going to all hospitals in the Gaza Strip, without any success. The doctors confirmed that Khamis suffers from a chronic lower paralysis.
The grieving father is not satisfied with what the doctors have said especially that no one in the family suffers from this disease. He finally submitted to the will of God after not being able to do anything.
When his son, Jihad, reached the age of sixteen, he began to show the same signs that his brother had shown, which shocked Abu Khamis, who could not believe what happened, and tried to provide his son with all kinds of medicines, to no avail.
Abu Khamis tried to send his children for treatment in hospitals inside the 1948 Occupied Territories, to be denied entry along with his wife for nine times, under the pretext of security rejection, which added fuel to fire.
The case of Jihad began to get worse day after another, especially as he watched what happened to his older brother Khamis who was hospitalized and was not able to move.
As days went on, and with Khamis’ inability to deal with his kids’ condition, the family became anxious after their third daughter, Nur, turned 16, starting suffering from the same signs that her other siblings suffered from.
When the PIC reporter started speaking to Noor, she began crying, especially that she is having the same consequences her brothers suffered from, appearing on her body and affecting her ability to move.
“I used to live a beautiful life in which I dreamed about completing my school and making my parents feel happy, but when I reached the age of 16, my life turned upside down,” she said, after taking a deep breath.
“I began to feel a lack of balance in my feet and, in addition to the pity of my schoolmates who were killing me by their looks. I saw them walking normally, and I had a trouble walking.”
According to Noor, the disease had not got into her body yet, because she started suffering from it four months ago. She hoped to find someone to help her get a treatment, and not reach what her brothers Khamis and Jihad have reached.
She wishes to return to her normal life and receive the appropriate treatment, pointing out that she could not find the appropriate treatment in Gaza, especially under the siege. She wishes to travel to any country in order to receive treatment.
Khamis, whose smile barely leaves his face, says that before he got sick and before turning 16, he used to roam the streets of Khan Younis on his feet, joining every single funeral for martyrs.
The family members still have smiles drawn on their faces despite illness and pain that afflicted them, reflecting their desire to live despite the siege and pain imposed on them for years.
Abu Khamis concluded, wiping his tears so that his kids don’t see him crying, “I have three boys and three daughters. I have lost three of my children to this strange disease. All I hope is to diagnose the disease and get a proper treatment, at least for my kids who have not started suffering from the disease yet,” Abu Khamis said, pointing to his kids, Karim 14, Nada, 12, and Yasmeen, 10.
Ramallah-based Ministry of Health on Sunday announced sending truckloads of medicine to Venezuela as a donation from the Palestinian Authority (PA) based on a decision by the PA president Mahmoud Abbas.
PA Health Minister Jawad Awad said that three trucks of medical supplies used in first aid and emergency situations were sent to Venezuela.
PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said that Abbas's decision came in response to an appeal by the Venezuelan government because of "the difficult circumstances experienced by the country and attempts by the extreme right to overthrow the regime".
This move comes at a time when the Gaza Strip is suffering from a major health crisis as a result of a series of punitive measures waged by Abbas against the coastal enclave, the most important of which are suspending patients' medical referrals and depriving Gaza's Ministry of Health of its share of medicines.
PA Health Minister Jawad Awad said that three trucks of medical supplies used in first aid and emergency situations were sent to Venezuela.
PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said that Abbas's decision came in response to an appeal by the Venezuelan government because of "the difficult circumstances experienced by the country and attempts by the extreme right to overthrow the regime".
This move comes at a time when the Gaza Strip is suffering from a major health crisis as a result of a series of punitive measures waged by Abbas against the coastal enclave, the most important of which are suspending patients' medical referrals and depriving Gaza's Ministry of Health of its share of medicines.
Mohammed Al-Sayis 5
Palestinian child Mohammed Salim Al-Sayis, 5, from Az-Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza City died on Saturday, 29 July 2017, at around 2 am. He was diagnosed with Ekiri syndrome, which caused lethal toxic encephalopathy. He died as a result, according to the diagnosis in his medical report.
While at the Gaza City beach, Mohammed and his siblings swam in areas close to Ash-Shaikh Ejleen on 19 July 2017. The next day, they showed symptoms of illness and were rushed to the hospital.
“Because of the electricity blackouts and heat, I decided to take my children to the beach”, said Salim Al-Sayis, Mohammed’s father, in a statement to Al Mezan’s field worker. “My brothers and some relatives joined us on the beach on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. Our children swam in the sea and played on the beach. After we returned home, some of my family members started feeling very sick—at around 2:00 am. Mohammed spent the night either vomiting or sleeping. When I tried to wake him up at 8 am on Friday, 21 July 2017, he did not respond. I immediately took him to Al Dorra Pediatrics Hospital in eastern Gaza City, and siblings and relatives who felt unusual fatigue came along with us. When we arrived at the hospital, Mohammed fell into a coma, while the doctors were taking a CT scan. Then, his health deteriorated drastically and he was placed in the intensive care unit. On Sunday, 23 July 2017, he was transferred to Al Rantisi Pediatrics Hospital in Gaza City, where he received another CT scan. Doctors confirmed that he was suffering from Ekiri syndrome, which results in brain edema. They produced a diagnostic report and tried to request an urgent referral for Mohammed to a hospital outside Gaza. I went to the Department for Treatment Abroad in Gaza City to request financial coverage for my son’s hospitalization. I provided all of the required documents, including the diagnostic report and the doctors’ recommendation for referral. I was asked to wait for an hour for the decision to be made by the responsible staff at the Ministry of Health in Ramallah. However, no matter how many times I asked, I was constantly told that no decision had been made or communicated. For a whole week, I kept trying to secure the referral to cover Mohammed’s medical treatment outside Gaza, and I sought the help of different figures to speed up the decision at the Ministry of Health in Ramallah to approve our request. Nevertheless, no approval was granted.”
Mohammed was then re-admitted to the intensive care unit at Al Dorra Pediatrics Hospital. His condition continued to deteriorate until he died at 2 am on 29 July 2017.
Al Mezan deeply regrets the death of 5-year-old Mohammed Al-Sayis—a death that evidences the constant struggle of the population in the Gaza Strip.
Al Mezan reminds local and international actors that a breadth of issues make up the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and include the desperate lack of electricity since April 2017 and severe levels of water pollution. These conditions leave Palestinians in Gaza deprived of access to basic rights to the extent that the dignity of the population is impacted. Immediate solutions to these problems must be implemented in order to avoid similar deaths.
Al Mezan calls on the Palestinian Minister of Health to investigate the delay in the urgent medical referral of Mohammed Al-Rayis for life-saving treatment outside of Gaza.
Both Palestinian and international actors must overcome political divisions and take serious and immediate steps to seek an end to this crisis, which impacts, in particular, patients in need of medical access.
Within the context of the intra-Palestinian political divide, Al Mezan warns against the use of the population’s basic rights and services as tools to further political agendas.
Al Mezan also urges the international community to assert the human rights of the Palestinian population, and to respond to the pressing needs of the health sector in the Gaza Strip, including by seeking an end to the electricity crisis and reminding all actors that finding solutions to these problems is more efficient and effective than managing their catastrophic consequences.
Palestinian child Mohammed Salim Al-Sayis, 5, from Az-Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza City died on Saturday, 29 July 2017, at around 2 am. He was diagnosed with Ekiri syndrome, which caused lethal toxic encephalopathy. He died as a result, according to the diagnosis in his medical report.
While at the Gaza City beach, Mohammed and his siblings swam in areas close to Ash-Shaikh Ejleen on 19 July 2017. The next day, they showed symptoms of illness and were rushed to the hospital.
“Because of the electricity blackouts and heat, I decided to take my children to the beach”, said Salim Al-Sayis, Mohammed’s father, in a statement to Al Mezan’s field worker. “My brothers and some relatives joined us on the beach on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. Our children swam in the sea and played on the beach. After we returned home, some of my family members started feeling very sick—at around 2:00 am. Mohammed spent the night either vomiting or sleeping. When I tried to wake him up at 8 am on Friday, 21 July 2017, he did not respond. I immediately took him to Al Dorra Pediatrics Hospital in eastern Gaza City, and siblings and relatives who felt unusual fatigue came along with us. When we arrived at the hospital, Mohammed fell into a coma, while the doctors were taking a CT scan. Then, his health deteriorated drastically and he was placed in the intensive care unit. On Sunday, 23 July 2017, he was transferred to Al Rantisi Pediatrics Hospital in Gaza City, where he received another CT scan. Doctors confirmed that he was suffering from Ekiri syndrome, which results in brain edema. They produced a diagnostic report and tried to request an urgent referral for Mohammed to a hospital outside Gaza. I went to the Department for Treatment Abroad in Gaza City to request financial coverage for my son’s hospitalization. I provided all of the required documents, including the diagnostic report and the doctors’ recommendation for referral. I was asked to wait for an hour for the decision to be made by the responsible staff at the Ministry of Health in Ramallah. However, no matter how many times I asked, I was constantly told that no decision had been made or communicated. For a whole week, I kept trying to secure the referral to cover Mohammed’s medical treatment outside Gaza, and I sought the help of different figures to speed up the decision at the Ministry of Health in Ramallah to approve our request. Nevertheless, no approval was granted.”
Mohammed was then re-admitted to the intensive care unit at Al Dorra Pediatrics Hospital. His condition continued to deteriorate until he died at 2 am on 29 July 2017.
Al Mezan deeply regrets the death of 5-year-old Mohammed Al-Sayis—a death that evidences the constant struggle of the population in the Gaza Strip.
Al Mezan reminds local and international actors that a breadth of issues make up the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and include the desperate lack of electricity since April 2017 and severe levels of water pollution. These conditions leave Palestinians in Gaza deprived of access to basic rights to the extent that the dignity of the population is impacted. Immediate solutions to these problems must be implemented in order to avoid similar deaths.
Al Mezan calls on the Palestinian Minister of Health to investigate the delay in the urgent medical referral of Mohammed Al-Rayis for life-saving treatment outside of Gaza.
Both Palestinian and international actors must overcome political divisions and take serious and immediate steps to seek an end to this crisis, which impacts, in particular, patients in need of medical access.
Within the context of the intra-Palestinian political divide, Al Mezan warns against the use of the population’s basic rights and services as tools to further political agendas.
Al Mezan also urges the international community to assert the human rights of the Palestinian population, and to respond to the pressing needs of the health sector in the Gaza Strip, including by seeking an end to the electricity crisis and reminding all actors that finding solutions to these problems is more efficient and effective than managing their catastrophic consequences.
19 aug 2017
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At one point, Israeli occupation forces tried to seize a critically wounded man who was being taken to surgery.
The video shows medics and civilians attempting to protect the man, Muhammad Abu Ghanam, from being seized. But the 20-year-old died about 20 minutes after the commotion. The video was published on Sunday by the human rights group B’Tselem, along with a harrowing report on the 21 July Israeli raid. The assault was part of Israel’s violent reaction to the campaign of civil disobedience and protests by Jerusalemites last month against Israeli moves to tighten control over the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. |
Abu Ghanam was one of the six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during protests related to al-Aqsa.
Maternity ward raided
“Words fail to convey the gravity of the police’s conduct inside the hospital,” B’Tselem said, according to Days of Palestine.
“The fright engendered by scores of armed police raiding a hospital cannot be downplayed. When these feelings of terror are accompanied by an assault on medical staff and interference with medical care, the situation escalates to one of a real risk to the lives of the many patients in the hospital.”
B’Tselem’s report includes testimonies from medical staff describing dozens of heavily armed Israeli personnel raiding the hospital. They forced their way in, attacking security guards and civilians, who tried to defend the facility, with stun grenades and sponge-tipped bullets.
The Israelis kicked people out of the blood bank, where dozens of volunteers were trying to donate desperately needed blood. They raided the maternity ward, including a room where a mother was present, and sprayed pepper spray into another that was empty. Staff gathered most of the mothers in one room and took their babies to the nursery to protect them.
Israeli forces blocked ambulance
Abu Ghanam had been involved in confrontations between Jerusalem youths and occupation forces in the al-Tur neighborhood when he was shot in the chest.
Israeli forces stood around him for five to 10 minutes without providing any medical assistance, according to B’Tselem. Then, when a Red Crescent ambulance arrived, Israeli forces tried to obstruct it. But, the paramedics were able to reach Abu Ghanam and get him into the ambulance – which one of the Israeli soldiers tried to get into as well.
“There was some mutual shoving between one of my colleagues and the two officers for about a minute, and then we got into the ambulance,” one of the medics told B’Tselem. “I locked the ambulance with the central locking system.”
The medics then managed to drive to the hospital, despite Israeli forces trying to block their way.
But, for all the efforts of the medical staff, they could not save Abu Ghanam’s life. After he died, Palestinians managed to smuggle him out of the hospitall and take him for immediate burial, to avoid Israeli forces confiscating his body – a frequent form of collective punishment.
‘Cheap’ lives
A report last month by Amnesty International called the Israeli assault on the hospital a “ruthless display of force.”
“The conduct of Israeli forces who carried out violent raids on Al-Makassed hospital harassing and intimidating staff and patients is utterly deplorable,” Amnesty’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, said. “There can be no justification for preventing medical workers from caring for a critically wounded patient.”
Israeli forces habitually raid hospitals, even carrying out extrajudicial executions inside them.
The 21 July assault on Al-Makassed hospital, B’Tselem said, “is part of a much larger picture, one in which Israeli authorities repeatedly show the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem just how unwanted they are in their own city and how cheap their lives are.”
Maternity ward raided
“Words fail to convey the gravity of the police’s conduct inside the hospital,” B’Tselem said, according to Days of Palestine.
“The fright engendered by scores of armed police raiding a hospital cannot be downplayed. When these feelings of terror are accompanied by an assault on medical staff and interference with medical care, the situation escalates to one of a real risk to the lives of the many patients in the hospital.”
B’Tselem’s report includes testimonies from medical staff describing dozens of heavily armed Israeli personnel raiding the hospital. They forced their way in, attacking security guards and civilians, who tried to defend the facility, with stun grenades and sponge-tipped bullets.
The Israelis kicked people out of the blood bank, where dozens of volunteers were trying to donate desperately needed blood. They raided the maternity ward, including a room where a mother was present, and sprayed pepper spray into another that was empty. Staff gathered most of the mothers in one room and took their babies to the nursery to protect them.
Israeli forces blocked ambulance
Abu Ghanam had been involved in confrontations between Jerusalem youths and occupation forces in the al-Tur neighborhood when he was shot in the chest.
Israeli forces stood around him for five to 10 minutes without providing any medical assistance, according to B’Tselem. Then, when a Red Crescent ambulance arrived, Israeli forces tried to obstruct it. But, the paramedics were able to reach Abu Ghanam and get him into the ambulance – which one of the Israeli soldiers tried to get into as well.
“There was some mutual shoving between one of my colleagues and the two officers for about a minute, and then we got into the ambulance,” one of the medics told B’Tselem. “I locked the ambulance with the central locking system.”
The medics then managed to drive to the hospital, despite Israeli forces trying to block their way.
But, for all the efforts of the medical staff, they could not save Abu Ghanam’s life. After he died, Palestinians managed to smuggle him out of the hospitall and take him for immediate burial, to avoid Israeli forces confiscating his body – a frequent form of collective punishment.
‘Cheap’ lives
A report last month by Amnesty International called the Israeli assault on the hospital a “ruthless display of force.”
“The conduct of Israeli forces who carried out violent raids on Al-Makassed hospital harassing and intimidating staff and patients is utterly deplorable,” Amnesty’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, said. “There can be no justification for preventing medical workers from caring for a critically wounded patient.”
Israeli forces habitually raid hospitals, even carrying out extrajudicial executions inside them.
The 21 July assault on Al-Makassed hospital, B’Tselem said, “is part of a much larger picture, one in which Israeli authorities repeatedly show the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem just how unwanted they are in their own city and how cheap their lives are.”
15 aug 2017
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Background:
This summer, the Gaza Power Authority confirmed that the current electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip is the worst it has ever been, after fuel from Egypt was stopped and the Israeli electrical supply to the Gaza power lines was reduced, reportedly at the request of the Palestinian Authority. Gaza consumes currently more than 500 MW of power, while as recently as July, the quantities of electricity currently available in the Gaza Strip did not exceed 95 MW (approximately 2 hours per every 30), according to the Authority. The most severe consequences of the crisis are experienced by hospitals and their patients, and whereas generators can partially compensate the |
lack of electricity, regular fallouts interfere with treatments. This has particularly negative effects for the dialysis section of the hospital, where an interruption in electricity provision leads to an interruption of the blood cycle rotation.
Robert Piper, UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, has warned that Palestinians are being “held hostage to this longstanding Israeli siege.”
“A further increase in the length of blackouts is likely to lead to a total collapse of basic services, including critical functions in the health, water and sanitation sectors,” he warned.
The Gaza Strip is home to some two million people, more than three-quarters of whom the United Nations says depend on humanitarian aid.
Power reductions come despite stark warnings of the humanitarian implications for Gazan civilians, who already suffer from critical shortages of power, with most homes receiving only a few hours even before the cut.
Robert Piper, UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, has warned that Palestinians are being “held hostage to this longstanding Israeli siege.”
“A further increase in the length of blackouts is likely to lead to a total collapse of basic services, including critical functions in the health, water and sanitation sectors,” he warned.
The Gaza Strip is home to some two million people, more than three-quarters of whom the United Nations says depend on humanitarian aid.
Power reductions come despite stark warnings of the humanitarian implications for Gazan civilians, who already suffer from critical shortages of power, with most homes receiving only a few hours even before the cut.
14 aug 2017
World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Monday that Israel's so-called Coordination and Liaison Administration delayed in May half of the requests submitted by Gazan patients seeking treatment in the hospitals of the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories.
Haaretz newspaper reported, based on a WHO report, that of 2,282 applications for permits to exit Gaza submitted in May, 47.2% were approved, 2.1% were rejected and 50.7% were delayed with no explanation causing the patients to miss their appointments for examinations.
Among those delayed were 255 children under the age of 18 years and 141 patients aged 60 years or older, the report noted.
The paper pointed out that in April 39% of the requests were delayed, which means that 776 patients including 178 children and 93 patients over the age of 60 were not able to leave the besieged enclave. The requests often belong to those who had previously received exit permits for treatment.
WHO affirmed that the approval rate of patients' permit applications fell from 92.5% in 2012 to 62.1% in 2016.
According to Haaretz, all those seeking permissions to exit the Gaza Strip through Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing are patients whom the Palestinian Authority has allowed to leave Gaza and to whom it has pledged to cover the costs.
Haaretz newspaper reported, based on a WHO report, that of 2,282 applications for permits to exit Gaza submitted in May, 47.2% were approved, 2.1% were rejected and 50.7% were delayed with no explanation causing the patients to miss their appointments for examinations.
Among those delayed were 255 children under the age of 18 years and 141 patients aged 60 years or older, the report noted.
The paper pointed out that in April 39% of the requests were delayed, which means that 776 patients including 178 children and 93 patients over the age of 60 were not able to leave the besieged enclave. The requests often belong to those who had previously received exit permits for treatment.
WHO affirmed that the approval rate of patients' permit applications fell from 92.5% in 2012 to 62.1% in 2016.
According to Haaretz, all those seeking permissions to exit the Gaza Strip through Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing are patients whom the Palestinian Authority has allowed to leave Gaza and to whom it has pledged to cover the costs.
11 aug 2017
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, Friday, many young Palestinian men, including a teenager who suffered life-threatening wounds, during clashes that took place in several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said a teenage boy, 16 years of age, suffered a serious injury after the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, shot him with a gas bomb in the head, during clashes that took place in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The sources added that the soldiers also targeted several ambulances and medics, during their attempts to provide aid to wounded Palestinians.
Furthermore, two young men suffered moderate wounds during clashes that took place east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, after the soldiers opened fire on Palestinian protesters.
More clashes took place between the soldiers, also across the border fence, near Nahal Oz military base, when the army fired many live rounds at the protesters, wounding two young men in their legs, before medics rushed them to the Shifa medical center, suffering moderate wounds.
Medical sources said a teenage boy, 16 years of age, suffered a serious injury after the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, shot him with a gas bomb in the head, during clashes that took place in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The sources added that the soldiers also targeted several ambulances and medics, during their attempts to provide aid to wounded Palestinians.
Furthermore, two young men suffered moderate wounds during clashes that took place east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, after the soldiers opened fire on Palestinian protesters.
More clashes took place between the soldiers, also across the border fence, near Nahal Oz military base, when the army fired many live rounds at the protesters, wounding two young men in their legs, before medics rushed them to the Shifa medical center, suffering moderate wounds.
1 aug 2017
A Palestinian baby died on Tuesday after she was prevented from accessing medical care outside of the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Dunia Sameh Daghmesh has been in critical need of urgent medical therapy outside of Gaza’s underequipped hospitals.
However, the baby breathed her last at al-Shifa Medial Complex six days after her family launched a cry for help that went unheeded.
For the two million Palestinians in the impoverished Strip, a difficult-to-obtain Israeli exit permit is required for them to leave and be treated in the 1948 occupied territories.
In recent months, the number of medical referrals from Gaza that the PA passes on to Israel has dropped, leaving patients in need of urgent care stuck in the Strip's resource-deprived medical facilities.
24 Gazans, mostly newborns, died in the besieged coastal enclave of Gaza after the PA and Israel turned blind eyes to their appeals for life-saving medical referrals.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Dunia Sameh Daghmesh has been in critical need of urgent medical therapy outside of Gaza’s underequipped hospitals.
However, the baby breathed her last at al-Shifa Medial Complex six days after her family launched a cry for help that went unheeded.
For the two million Palestinians in the impoverished Strip, a difficult-to-obtain Israeli exit permit is required for them to leave and be treated in the 1948 occupied territories.
In recent months, the number of medical referrals from Gaza that the PA passes on to Israel has dropped, leaving patients in need of urgent care stuck in the Strip's resource-deprived medical facilities.
24 Gazans, mostly newborns, died in the besieged coastal enclave of Gaza after the PA and Israel turned blind eyes to their appeals for life-saving medical referrals.
29 july 2017
The 6-year-old Palestinian child Mohamed Ahmed Sayes died on Saturday after being denied treatment abroad, Health Ministry revealed.
Spokesman for the Ministry Ashraf al-Qudra said that the child was lying in Intensive Care Unit for a whole week waiting for being allowed to travel for treatment.
However, the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah did not respond for the request quickly enough, according to him.
23 Palestinians, including babies, died in Gaza Strip after permits to grant Gazans treatment abroad were denied by the PA.
Spokesman for the Ministry Ashraf al-Qudra said that the child was lying in Intensive Care Unit for a whole week waiting for being allowed to travel for treatment.
However, the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah did not respond for the request quickly enough, according to him.
23 Palestinians, including babies, died in Gaza Strip after permits to grant Gazans treatment abroad were denied by the PA.