PHA-Exchange> Palestine's health under attack

[Wim De Ceukelaire]

Palestine's health under attack

Gaza has once again become the target of Israeli military invasions and
the subject of methods of collective punishment, further exacerbating an
existing, severe humanitarian situation in the Strip, and in Palestine
as whole. The decision by some members of the international community to
halt funding to the new Palestinian government following the outcome of
January’s legislative elections, together with the refusal of Israel to
transfer tax monies collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority
(PA), and the freezing of PA accounts by commercial banks, has brought
the Palestinian people to the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

Read more on phmovement.org:

      * Urgent Appeal for Support to Avert Public Health Disaster in the
        Gaza Strip
      * UN Health Rights Expert criticizes donors for failing their
        humanitarian responsibilities in Palestine
      * Diary of a doctor in Gaza under large-scale attack
      * Gaza: On the beach
      * Appeal from Palestinian health providers in ngos

http://www.phmovement.org/en
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