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Gaza update: hospital and seven clinics close due to fuel shortages

This week several medical services ground to a halt in Gaza, including a hospital and seven medical centres, due to severe shortages of fuel. A spokesperson from the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) said the situation in Gaza has entered an “unprecedented stage”.

Despite return of some electricity, Gaza’s medical emergency deepens

An update from MAP’s team in Gaza this week has reported that urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse of the health system.

Hope for a healthy future: Combatting malnutrition in Gaza

Many of Gaza’s almost two million residents struggle to afford the nutritious food their families need. MAP, in partnership with Muslim Aid, provides support to a nutrition centre in Gaza, run by local charity Ard El Insan.

US withdrawal of UNRWA funding endangers the lives of Palestinian refugees

The US Government announced on Tuesday that it has halved its planned funding to the UN agency responsible for humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

Further Palestinians shot dead due to apparent excessive use of lethal force

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) remains deeply concerned by the ongoing loss of life and injuries caused by the Israeli security forces in the oPt.

Temporary relief as Gaza’s electricity partially increased

On 7 January, Israel began to resupply Gaza with 50 megawatts (MW) of power. The restoration of power to the levels as they were before June 2017 will partially ease the severe suffering of Gaza’s two million residents.

Gaza to Geneva: speaking at the UN with MAP

Watch Haitham Al Saqqa, MAP's Programme Assistant in Gaza, describe his journey to Geneva last month and what issues he raised with UN Member States ahead of Israel's Universal Periodic Review.

From Gaza to Geneva: leaving Palestine for the first time to speak at the UN

Last week Haitham Al Saqqa, MAP’s Programme Assistant in Gaza, joined MAP colleagues in Geneva to brief states on the right to health of Palestinians and the rights of Palestinians with disabilities ahead of Israel’s Universal Period Review.

The daily struggle of Gaza's electricity crisis

Mahmoud Shalabi, MAP’s Manager of Emergency and Medical Training Programmes, describes how severe electricity shortages detrimentally affect daily life in Gaza.

Gaza's forgotten humanitarian emergency

Gaza’s humanitarian emergency is particularly dangerous for its youngest residents. Thanks to our supporters, MAP is helping to protect the lives of at-risk new-born babies in Gaza.

Gaza’s humanitarian emergency continues to worsen as winter hits

New data from the World Health Organisation highlights the continuing deterioration of the situation in Gaza, particularly with regards to healthcare.

“Sometimes patients die”: Barriers facing Palestinian ambulances entering East Jerusalem

Last month MAP met with staff from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Emergency Medical Centre in Jerusalem to discuss barriers to ambulance access and how, for Palestinian patients, the process of entering East Jerusalem is fraught with obstacles.

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