Gaza Strip
We provide assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip. We deliver medical supplies, warm clothing, and milk for newborns.
We provide assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip. We deliver medical supplies, warm clothing, and milk for newborns.
Polish Medical Mission, along with its local partner – the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, is aiding civilians in the Gaza Strip. The first batch of aid, financed by donors’ contributions, includes medical supplies, warm clothing, and milk for newborns.
Gaza Strip
The attacks on the city of Rafah and the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis are currently the most threatening acts of war to civilians in the Gaza Strip. In Rafah, a city roughly the size of Suwałki in Poland, up to 1.5 million people reside. As a result of shelling and bombardments, 28,567 Palestinians have already lost their lives – 70% of them are women and children.
At the beginning of the war, the southern part of the Gaza Strip was supposed to be a safe enclave for civilians. After the war shifted there, it seemed that Rafah would be the safest. Now civilians have found themselves in a deadly trap. If the Israeli army decides on a frontal attack on the city, we may witness a disaster comparable to the siege of Aleppo.
– Małgorzata Olasińska-Chart from Polish Medical Mission comments.
The dire conditions in medical facilities pose an additional threat to the health of the injured. People lie on the floors of destroyed hospitals, often waiting too long for medical assistance. This situation is well illustrated by the siege of Nasser Hospital, where in addition to 450 patients, approximately 10,000 refugees have sought shelter. There have been instances where two WHO missions were not allowed access to the hospital. In such circumstances, the action of humanitarian organizations is crucial.
Every blockade of a hospital from supplies is a threat to the lives and health of patients. We hear reports of gunfire on the premises, of hospital walls being destroyed. Innocent people are dying there. Every blockade of a hospital from supplies is a threat to the lives and health of patients. We hear reports of gunfire on the premises, of hospital walls being destroyed. Innocent people are dying there.
–adds Małgorzata Olasińska-Chart