Tag: Al Shifa Hospital
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Rare cancer caused by Israeli bombs in Gaza
21st July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine During the 2012 Zionist massacre in Gaza, named by the occupation as Operation Pillar of Defense, many buildings near Mohamed’s home were bombed. Less than a year after the aggression, while playing with him, Mohamed’s mother found a lump in his neck. At this time…
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Interview to Dr.Rami Mokdad, head of the Oncology Department from Shifa Hospital in Gaza
10th July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine No private hospital in Gaza treats cancer, only the public ones, and that the treatment is free of charge. “At Shifa Oncology Department we treat everyday 150 patients, and we are in total 3 doctors, 5 nurses and have just 15 beds.…
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Gaza beach massacre commemorated by child survivors
10th September | Joe Catron | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Sunday evening, as the sun slipped behind the Mediterranean Sea, members of the Bakr family, a sprawling clan of fishermen in Gaza City’s Beach refugee camp, gathered with hundreds of supporters on the beach next to the Gaza seaport. Their assembly commemorated the lives of nine-year-old Ismail…
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UPDATED: Israeli military announce they will bomb al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
1st August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Updated August 5th: International volunteers, along with ISM activists, are continuing to stay in al-Shifa hospital four days after it was threatened to be bombed by the Israeli military. “From experience, we cannot trust the Israeli military to not attack during this ceasefire. Temporary ceasefire or not, we take the threat against…
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Gaza Ministry of Health: “Gaza surgery being performed in corridors, on the floor
31st July 2014 | Gaza Ministry of Health | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Gaza hospitals are operating under impossible conditions, with surgery now being performed in corridors and on the floor due to the sheer numbers of wounded from massacres such as Shati park, UNRWA school and Shujeiyah market. Lack of theatre space sees two persons being operated…
