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Death toll 208 as three more patients die in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli siege

author Monday July 14, 2008 13:25author by Rula shahwan - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

Medical sources reported that the number of patients who died due to the Israeli siege on the Gaza strip reached 208 as three patients were announced dead on Monday morning.

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Medical sources reported that Latifa Kafina died on Monday morning of leukemia. she couldn’t get the permission to leave the Gaza Strip and get treatment. The patient's family reported that they tried for over ten days to get permission, but they got it only after she was dead.

Moreover sources in Gaza reported that 36 year old Suhaila Abu Hweshel died of cancer on Monday after being banned to leave the Gaza strip to outer hospitals for medical treatment.

In addition Ahmad Abu Ajwa, an old man with diabetes, was pronounced dead on Monday for being unable to get life saving medical treatment out of The Gaza strip because the army banned him from getting the permission.

category gaza strip | israeli attacks | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

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