Last August we published a rapid response at bmj.com to publicise the cumulatively devastating effects upon Gaza’s health system of 12 years of Israeli blockade and their strategy of de-development and impoverishment of Gazan society. Israeli restrictions have produced chronic shortages of almost all essential medicines and hospital equipment, of fuel to run hospital generators,…
Europe’s coastal guards are examining whether Israel’s warplanes would be helpful tools in repressing refugees. In September, the EU’s border management agency Frontex announced the start of trial flights for drones in Italy, Greece and Portugal. There was a major omission in the Frontex statement: the type of drones being tested have been used previously…
Elbit Systems announced on November 1st that it was awarded a framework contract to provide maritime Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) patrol services to be provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to countries in the European Union. The contract that will be executed in cooperation with CEiiA is for a two-year base period and…
Europe’s arms sector is unaccountable and highly influential in the corridors of power, with $86.7bn in approved sales to the Gulf since 2015.
For the fourth time in two months, Nevin Abu El-Jidian failed to cross the Erez checkpoint, which separates the Gaza Strip from Israel and the West Bank. Israeli authorities asked her to come back again with an updated radiograph of her breast cancer. “The officer told me I have to go back to Gaza and…
In Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s latest film, the family, colleagues and friends of 22-year-old first responder Abdallah al-Qutati, who was shot dead by Israeli forces last week, speak out about the circumstances of his killing and their demands for protection and accountability. Abdallah was the third health worker to be killed in Gaza since…
Further to Summerfield and colleagues’ correspondence on the situation in Gaza,12 I respond as head of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the country. The death and injury toll is still rising—as at 18 May, 117 were dead, including 13 children, and 12 271 injured. 6760 have been hospitalised, including 3598 with bullet wounds. Nineteen clearly identified…
New types of complex injuries in the Palestinian territory are leading to lifelong disabilities as prompt comprehensive care is beyond the scope of already fractured health services, reports Jonathan Owen. More than a thousand people in Gaza have been left with life changing injuries after being shot by Israeli soldiers at demonstrations in the past…
The BMJ reports on Gaza’s post-conflict health infrastructure.1 Since 30 March 2018, Palestinians civilians who have been living as refugees in Gaza since 1948 have been gathering in mass, unarmed demonstrations about their political predicament and the ongoing effects of the 12 year long Israeli siege. Read full article
Victims and injured during the Return March: we publish hereafter a report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health: