The main medical problem in the Gaza Strip is the Israeli occupation, Norwegian doctor and humanitarian Mads Gilbert told viewers during a webinar organised by the Middle East Monitor yesterday in association with PalMed Europe, an organisation of Palestinian doctors based across the continent. Gilbert and the other members of a panel of experts addressed the toll of Israeli air strikes on Gaza's health sector and the implications during the programme "Gaza's Health Sector: Challenges in War and Peace". The webinar followed Israel's 11-day bombardment of Gaza last month, which killed at least 254 Palestinians, including 66 children and two senior doctors. It also left the Palestinian Health Ministry and Gaza's main Covid-19 lab out of service. The Chairman of […]
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