Palestinian Infighting Blocks Gazans Seeking Medical Treatment

[AP] Diaa Hadid - A sick child in Gaza died on Sunday after Palestinian infighting prevented his parents from seeking medical treatment abroad for their 10-year-old cancer-stricken son. A medical committee that handles requests from the seriously ill to travel abroad for treatment halted work in March after Hamas sought to seize control of it. The World Health Organization has said eight such patients died by the end of April.


2009-05-18 06:00:00

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