Israel attacks another group of civilian ships bound for Gaza
Israeli forces have once again targeted civilian vessels sailing to Gaza, aiming to break the blockade and
Israeli forces have once again targeted civilian vessels sailing to Gaza, aiming to break the blockade and
Background
The intensity of the shelling in northern Gaza in October, 2024, resulted in numerous deaths and destruction as reported by various international media with information from the Gaza Ministry of Health.
According to reports, at least 42,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 100,000 people have suffered war injuries since the start of the ongoing offensive in Gaza last year.
The People'e Health Movement stands in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. PHM members, allies and affiliated networks demonstrate on the streets in The Netherlands in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon, in solidarity with Health Workers and against the war #stopthewar #NotATarget.
Medical Faculty Members at UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands hosted a memorial for all the health care workers that have been killed and are detained in Palestine and Lebanon.
In this episode of Charter for Health we take a look into the current situation of human and health rights defenders, and health workers in the Philippines, as well as the economic pressure on people to access health in the asian archipelago.
Statement in Solidarity with Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the West Bank
Founded in the 80s during the first Intifada, the Health Work Committees have played a crucial role providing health services to the Palestinians living in the West Bank, Palestine. Hundreds of thousands health services are provided every year, lots of them related with the brutal Israeli occupation. The last couple of years the Israeli repression against the Health Work Committees intensified. The headquarters of HWC, one of the most important health organizations in Palestine, were raided several times.