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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

A Palestinian man dies due to the Israeli siege on Gaza, death toll stands at 344

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A Palestinian man was reported dead on Monday after he was unable to leave the Gaza Strip for the life saving medical care he needed.

Patient in a Gaza Hospital � file photo 2009
Patient in a Gaza Hospital � file photo 2009


44 year old Umar Al Sha'er had kidney failure he needed medical care for outside the Gaza Strip because doctors there do not have the medical equipment needed to save his life.

Doctors say the Siege that Israel enforced on the Gaza Strip since June 2007 has left the hospitals there unable to treat most such cases.

Al Sha'er had all needed documents to leave Gaza but the Israeli military kept stalling until he was announced dead on Monday, his family reported.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of patients who died because of the Israeli siege has now reached 344. Full story

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