The Israeli military’s invasion of Rafah and the subsequent closure of the land crossing there has left the southern Gaza Strip in a medical emergency.
I was fortunate to escape to Egypt just days before the crossing was shut, but the news of its closing was shocking because it is the only way in or out to the Gaza Strip. Residents are now completely trapped with no way to flee the genocide.
Patients are left in a worst-case scenario.
The impact of the Rafah crossing’s closure on medical treatment has been catastrophic, with the cessation of passenger traffic through the crossing, even for the most critically ill patients and those injured in the ongoing genocide, and the entry of aid trucks stopped. ….more
