Israel/Occupied Territories: Further information on Health Concern

Index Number: MDE 15/058/2007
Date Published: 14 August 2007
Categories: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Middle East And North Africa

The population of the Gaza Strip - 1.5 million Palestinians - has been unable to leave the Gaza Strip since 9 June 2007, when Israel closed the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, the only gate to the outside world. Those affected include patients in need of medical treatment which is not available in Gaza's hospitals. A growing number of patients are missing potentially life-saving medical treatment abroad.