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Gaza Ministry of Health warns that hundreds of patients' lives are in danger because of Israel

author Wednesday July 09, 2008 23:10author by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News Report post

The Palestinian Ministry of Heath in Gaza reported on Wednesday that the number of the killed civilians in the last 12 months reached 203. The heath ministry warned that hundreds of Palestinian patients are endangered to die if they don’t receive immediate medical care because of the imposed siege over the Gaza Strip.


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Medical sources reported that 59 year old Hassan Issa died of cancer, as he was banned from getting medical treatment because of the imposed siege. Moreover 50 year old Samiha abu Jary died on Sunday of a heart disease for not being able to get medicine because of the closure.

The health ministry also reported that there are more than 450 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, and all are suffering from lack of medicine and need to have immediate surgeries.

category gaza strip | human rights | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org
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