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Thousands in Gaza face slow death amidst hunger, neglected healthcare
Euro-Med Monitor reported that patients are dying everyday without having the chance to receive treatment
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GENEVA – On Thursday, the Euro-Mediterranean
Human Rights Monitor reported thousands of wounded and sick Palestinians are
facing a slow death in the Gaza Strip due to hunger and lack of basic medical
care, as most hospitals are out of service.اضافة اعلان
They confirmed that more patients die every day without having the chance to receive treatment in hospitals, being a direct result of Israeli targeting of hospitals and the cutting off of humanitarian supplies.
The organization also documented a significant number of others who have died inside their homes, unable to be moved to hospitals, either because none existed in their area, which is currently the case northern of Gaza, or because existing facilities were besieged during Israeli ground attacks.
Access to health care is extremely limited throughout the Gaza Strip, they stated, particularly in Gaza City and the northern areas. All hospitals in the north are out of service. The Red Crescent ambulance center in Jabalia has been under siege for the past two days. While Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has been turned into a shelter center after being destroyed.
All medical personnel had to evacuate Al-Shifa Hospital following its damage. The attacks rendered the hospital short of supplies, power and water, limiting the ability to provide any medical services to patients.
40-year-old injured Bassem Odeh died in Al-Shifa Hospital of injuries sustained by Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza a few days ago, although he suffered only moderate wounds. According to his family, Odeh suffered injuries to his lower limbs and was taken to Al-Shifa, but because there was not enough medical equipment available to treat him, he was left bleeding for days before he succumbed to his wounds.
Samira Abu Awad, 38, died in her home in Sheikh Radwan after suffering health complications, as she was a heart patient prior to the ongoing genocide. Her family was unable to move her to any hospital for treatment.
The organization also pointed out that 67-year-old Eid A-Jaal starved to death in his home in Al-Sahaba. He passed after the occupation’s vehicles and tanks surrounded his home for days.
Meanwhile, Al-Ahli Arab Hospital is severely overcrowded with patients in need of emergency care. Corpses have been placed in its courtyard, as the current Israeli attacks make it impossible to bury the bodies in a safe and dignified manner.
Al-Ahli Hospital was the only operating hospital in northern Gaza until two days ago, when the operating rooms were shut down due to a lack of medical supplies, energy, fuel, food and water. This effectively leaves northern Gaza without any hospitals, as the four hospitals that still remain open are barely operating; providing nearly nonexistent care despite the great efforts of staff. The Euro-Med Monitor highlighted that 23 out of the 35 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are out of service, while nine hospitals are partially operating, and four hospitals are operating with very limited services.
The organization said it is continuously working to record dozens of additional accounts of sick and injured people who died in different parts of Gaza’s northern areas without access to medical care.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, 800,000 Palestinians living in Gaza City and its northern region do not currently have access to health care. The WHO has also reported that the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip are suffering from a severe lack of fuel and basic supplies and are running at three times their capacity.
Euro-Med Monitor cautioned that hundreds of injured and chronically ill people, pregnant women, and newborns are facing imminent death if the international community fails to put a stop to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
Thousands of patients are in urgent need of obtaining basic health services, along with over 2,000 cancer patients, 1,000 kidney failure patients, about 50,000 cardiovascular patients, more than 60,000 diabetics, and about 50,000 pregnant women. Thousands of elderly and bedridden patients lack any health care or access to medications, as is the case for many pregnant women and newborns, who are at risk of death from dehydration and malnutrition.
Meanwhile, it warned that in the absence of medical supplies and other necessities, all patients will eventually and painfully die. The organization emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire to support Gaza’s remaining medical facilities and allow the necessary medical care to be administered to those who are sick or injured.
It further confirmed that Israel is carrying out the bloodiest campaign of mass punishment and killing in modern history against more than 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip, which represents a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law and a grave abuse of the rules of war.
The organization renewed its call on the international community, especially the signatory states to the Geneva Convention, to bear their responsibilities; to provide protection for civilians in the Gaza Strip and for healthcare facilities there; to provide all of the necessary resources immediately; and to ensure that civilians and medical facilities are never targeted.
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They confirmed that more patients die every day without having the chance to receive treatment in hospitals, being a direct result of Israeli targeting of hospitals and the cutting off of humanitarian supplies.
The organization also documented a significant number of others who have died inside their homes, unable to be moved to hospitals, either because none existed in their area, which is currently the case northern of Gaza, or because existing facilities were besieged during Israeli ground attacks.
Access to health care is extremely limited throughout the Gaza Strip, they stated, particularly in Gaza City and the northern areas. All hospitals in the north are out of service. The Red Crescent ambulance center in Jabalia has been under siege for the past two days. While Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has been turned into a shelter center after being destroyed.
All medical personnel had to evacuate Al-Shifa Hospital following its damage. The attacks rendered the hospital short of supplies, power and water, limiting the ability to provide any medical services to patients.
40-year-old injured Bassem Odeh died in Al-Shifa Hospital of injuries sustained by Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza a few days ago, although he suffered only moderate wounds. According to his family, Odeh suffered injuries to his lower limbs and was taken to Al-Shifa, but because there was not enough medical equipment available to treat him, he was left bleeding for days before he succumbed to his wounds.
Samira Abu Awad, 38, died in her home in Sheikh Radwan after suffering health complications, as she was a heart patient prior to the ongoing genocide. Her family was unable to move her to any hospital for treatment.
The organization also pointed out that 67-year-old Eid A-Jaal starved to death in his home in Al-Sahaba. He passed after the occupation’s vehicles and tanks surrounded his home for days.
Meanwhile, Al-Ahli Arab Hospital is severely overcrowded with patients in need of emergency care. Corpses have been placed in its courtyard, as the current Israeli attacks make it impossible to bury the bodies in a safe and dignified manner.
Al-Ahli Hospital was the only operating hospital in northern Gaza until two days ago, when the operating rooms were shut down due to a lack of medical supplies, energy, fuel, food and water. This effectively leaves northern Gaza without any hospitals, as the four hospitals that still remain open are barely operating; providing nearly nonexistent care despite the great efforts of staff. The Euro-Med Monitor highlighted that 23 out of the 35 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are out of service, while nine hospitals are partially operating, and four hospitals are operating with very limited services.
The organization said it is continuously working to record dozens of additional accounts of sick and injured people who died in different parts of Gaza’s northern areas without access to medical care.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, 800,000 Palestinians living in Gaza City and its northern region do not currently have access to health care. The WHO has also reported that the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip are suffering from a severe lack of fuel and basic supplies and are running at three times their capacity.
Euro-Med Monitor cautioned that hundreds of injured and chronically ill people, pregnant women, and newborns are facing imminent death if the international community fails to put a stop to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
Thousands of patients are in urgent need of obtaining basic health services, along with over 2,000 cancer patients, 1,000 kidney failure patients, about 50,000 cardiovascular patients, more than 60,000 diabetics, and about 50,000 pregnant women. Thousands of elderly and bedridden patients lack any health care or access to medications, as is the case for many pregnant women and newborns, who are at risk of death from dehydration and malnutrition.
Meanwhile, it warned that in the absence of medical supplies and other necessities, all patients will eventually and painfully die. The organization emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire to support Gaza’s remaining medical facilities and allow the necessary medical care to be administered to those who are sick or injured.
It further confirmed that Israel is carrying out the bloodiest campaign of mass punishment and killing in modern history against more than 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip, which represents a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law and a grave abuse of the rules of war.
The organization renewed its call on the international community, especially the signatory states to the Geneva Convention, to bear their responsibilities; to provide protection for civilians in the Gaza Strip and for healthcare facilities there; to provide all of the necessary resources immediately; and to ensure that civilians and medical facilities are never targeted.
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