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Child died in Gaza due to the siege, death toll reaches 360

author Wednesday October 21, 2009 01:14author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies Report post

A Palestinian child was announced dead on Tuesday as he was prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip to get life saving medical care he needed.


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Doctors reported that Tamer Al Sakanni, 13 years old, was suffering from cancer and needed urgent care outside Gaza but the Israeli military refused to grant the boy permission.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza announced that with Tamer death the total number of patients who died because of the Israeli siege on Gaza since June of 2006 have reached 360.

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