Long past time CMA condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza healthcare
Israel is waging war on Palestinian healthcare and the Canadian Medical Association is complicit.
The Israeli military recently attacked and emptied the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza. They also detained and abused the staff as well as kidnapping its director Hossam Abu Safiyeh.
The World Health Organization said it was “appalled” by Israel’s attack on Kamal Adwan and its “systematic dismantling of the health system” in northern Gaza. It called for the immediate release of Abu Safiyeh whose life is at risk. Several Palestinian health workers have died in Israeli custody over the past fifteen months.
As part of its ever-worsening holocaust in Gaza, Israel has waged war on Palestinian health services and workers. On Tuesday the UN human rights office released a report showing there were at least 136 attacks on 27 hospitals and 12 other medical facilities between October 7, 2023, and June 30, 2024.One thousand Palestinian health workers have been killed. Medical staff have been killed at an even greater rate than the general population. Reportedly, the chance of being killed as a registered nurse or medical doctor in Gaza is 3.5 times higher than the general population. International law explicitly protects medical personnel and hospitals. But Israel is indifferent to international humanitarian law. (more...)
CMA must condemn Israel’s attacks on Gaza healthcare
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