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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-delay-un-to-handle-gaza-medical-transfers-to-israel-west-bank/
After PA Blocks Gaza Medical Transfers to Israel and West Bank, UN Enables Permits
(Times of Israel) Aaron Boxerman - Palestinian residents of Gaza who need to travel to Israel or the West Bank for medical treatment normally turn to the PA's Health Liaison Office in Gaza, which works to coordinate the permits. In May, the PA ceased coordinating with Israel to issue permits to Gazans. "Following extensive advocacy and negotiations with stakeholders, WHO [the UN's World Health Organization] on Sunday, Sep. 6, initiated a temporary coordination mechanism to support Palestinian patients and companions required by Israel to apply for permits to access essential health services outside the Gaza Strip," Gerald Rockenschaub, head of the WHO mission to the Palestinians, said Monday.