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Palestinian Health Ministry Condemns Israeli Prevention of Palestinian Patients from Receiving Medical Treatment

M.S | DOP – 10 May, 2023 The Palestinian Health Ministry condemned on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the Israeli occupation closure of the Beit Hanon (Erez) crossing for the second day in a row, preventing Palestinian patients from leaving the … Continue reading

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URGENT APPEAL TO EU HR J.BORRELL BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

the undersigned, international health professionals concerned in the protection of Palestinian health rights and in the respect of human rights and the application of international laws, ask your Excellency to act immediately for relieving the plight of Gaza again sealed … Continue reading

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Israel delays treatment to child with lung disease

Aseel Mousa The Electronic Intifada 21 April 2023 Bilal al-Mashharawi was diagnosed with a lung disease earlier this month. Mohammed Salem Bilal al-Mashharawi, 8, is seriously ill. Earlier this month, he was diagnosed with a lung disease by al-Makassed hospital in … Continue reading

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Food or medicine? Gaza’s stark choice

Amal Bahar had to wait three months before she could see a doctor in the ear, nose and throat department at Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital. Throughout that time, she had tinnitus. “I have a constant tingling in my ear,” she … Continue reading

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Israel’s Ban on Travel Deprives Gaza’s Patients of Treatment

A recent report by the World Health Organisation WHO has revealed that Israel deprived thousand of Palestinian patients in Gaza of their right to travel for treatment. The WHO report pointed out that 20,295 Palestinian patients in Gaza submitted applications … Continue reading

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Access to Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque ‘a dream’ for Palestinians in Gaza

Speaking to The New Arab, human rights activists and locals said that “such illegal restrictions have banned at least three Palestinian generations from their right to visit Al-Aqsa and perform their prayers inside it.” In a single day, at least … Continue reading

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Confronting Energy Poverty in Gaza

Asmaa Abu Mezied Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from a worsening energy crisis due to the Israeli regime’s ongoing siege. As a result, they have adopted different coping strategies, including solar energy technology to offset electricity shortages. Al-Shabaka policy analyst … Continue reading

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PCHR Launches New Report: Serious Repercussions on Gaza Strip’s Due to Shortage of Medical Equipment and Essential Medicines

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) launched on 27 March 2023, a new report on “Medical Equipment and Medicines in Gaza Strip: Perpetual Shortage and Serious Repercussions”. The report addresses the deteriorating health conditions in the Gaza Strip and … Continue reading

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ERASMUS IN GAZA

      New Weapons Research Group è un gruppo di accademici, ricercatori medici e attivisti che si occupa di studiare e denunciare gli effetti delle armi più recenti sulle persone, in particolare donne e bambini. Gli ospedali della striscia … Continue reading

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Gaza warns landfill fire could rage for days, appeals for help

Gaza warns landfill fire could rage for days, appeals for help. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] March 3, 2023 at 2:39 pm Gaza officials called for help to extinguish a fire that started in a landfill in a village bordering Israel … Continue reading

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