GAZA CITY: A medical aid group says the vast number of patients treated for gunshot wounds from months of violent border protests have overwhelmed Gaza’s health care system.
Doctors Without Borders says that thousands are in danger of infection and disability because Gaza hospitals cannot adequately treat them.
Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have been organizing weekly border protests since March in which demonstrators approach the border fence, throwing firebombs at Israeli troops and burning tires.
Israeli snipers have killed about 170 people and wounded thousands.
MSF, as the aid group is known after its French acronym, says most of the 3,000 patients it has treated were shot in the legs, with about a quarter suffering from infections. If left untreated, they can lead to lifelong disabilities or limb amputations.
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Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by wounded in violence — Aid group
Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by wounded in violence — Aid group
- Doctors Without Borders says that thousands are in danger of infection
- Israeli snipers have killed about 170 people and wounded thousands
Hamas official says no Gaza truce second phase while Israel ‘continues violations’
GAZA CITY: A Hamas official said Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli “violations” persist, calling on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the deal.
“The second phase cannot begin as long as the occupation (Israel) continues its violations of the agreement and evades its commitments,” Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran told AFP, referring to the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.
“Hamas has asked the mediators to pressure the occupation to complete the implementation of the first phase,” he added.
“The second phase cannot begin as long as the occupation (Israel) continues its violations of the agreement and evades its commitments,” Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran told AFP, referring to the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.
“Hamas has asked the mediators to pressure the occupation to complete the implementation of the first phase,” he added.
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