Occupation forces targeting health workers, preventing medical aid to wounded

[DeirYassin]

Occupation forces targeting health workers, preventing medical aid to wounded

The scorched-earth bombing, the massive military invasion, and the targeting of women and children by the Israeli occupation forces is continuing for the tenth day as of January 5, 2009.

The Israeli army continued to target homes, killing an entire family - a mother, father and five children - as they slept in the middle of the night. 70 martyrs fell in the last 48 hours of the ground invasion, making the total number of martyrs 509 and the total number of wounded 2450 during the ongoing aggression against our people in Gaza.

The destruction of the civilian infrastructure and the closing of Gaza's borders and the siege have also continued, as the occupation declared that Gaza's borders - including the Rafah crossing with Egypt - would remain closed "for the length of the operation," cutting off the access of the people of Gaza to medical aid, food aid and other emergency supplies. Tens of aid trucks from people around the world, particularly containing medical assistance and supplies, are being held at Rafah crossing and not permitted to enter.

Targeting of medical workers

The Israeli occupation forces have also continued to target medical workers and ambulances, often preventing wounded Palestinians from receiving emergency care.

Arafah Abduldayim, a volunteer ambulance driver, was murdered by the occupation forces as he drove an ambulance to Al-Awda Hospital on January 4, 2009. Two others were injured in the occupation attack.

In addition, the poisoning of our environment and destruction of resources through bombing oil reserves and sewage systems has also continued.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has distributed a call to the international medical institutions, Doctors Without Borders and World Health Organization, calling health workers around the world to stand in solidarity with Palestinian health workers under siege.

The PFLP also saluted the miracles being done by the dedicated and committed doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, paramedics and all other health workers and volunteers in Gaza.

Towards victory!

[Sister Harb]

Dr. Abu Al-Fotouh: Egypt blocks Arab doctors from helping Gaza doctors

[ 08/01/2009 - 10:58 AM ]




RAFAH, (PIC)-- Dr. Abdelmoneim Abu Al-Fotouh, the secretary-general of the union of Arab doctors, strongly denounced the Egyptian authorities for continuing to close the Rafah border crossing and blocking Arab medical teams from extending a helping hand to Gaza doctors.

Dr. Abu Al-Fotouh said that about 50 Arab doctors staged a protest on Wednesday to draw the attention of the Egyptian authorities to the need for opening the crossing before them, adding that Egyptian officials justified the decision to prevent doctors from entering Gaza as the absence of safe routes, but doctors said that they are ready to shoulder the consequences.

For its part, the Greek society of doctors for peace said that it experienced complications in traveling through the Rafah crossing and transporting medical and humanitarian assistance.

Head of the society Nicolas Racyas reported that the society sent five doctors to the Rafah crossing last Saturday carrying medical equipment, but the Egyptian authorities barred their entry into Gaza giving many excuses and pretexts.

http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/d...QYcHhDGadZ0%3d

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Disgusting Israel!!