Gaza patients at grave risk as Israel bans diagnostic medical equipment
GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Ministry of Health has accused Israel of banning necessary medical equipment from entering Gaza Strip hospitals for more than a year.
The Hamas-run ministry in Gaza said the lives of patients in Gaza are at grave risk because Israel is not allowing the entry of medical equipment.
The ministry said that Israel’s ban on medical diagnostic devices was a violation of Palestinians’ right to treatment, which is guaranteed by international humanitarian law.
![A convoy of Palestinian ambulance vehicles moves along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip east of Gaza City on January 9, 2023, during a protest against Israel's prevention of allowing diagnositc medical equipment to enter hospitals in the Palestinian enclave. (AFP) A convoy of Palestinian ambulance vehicles moves along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip east of Gaza City on January 9, 2023, during a protest against Israel's prevention of allowing diagnositc medical equipment to enter hospitals in the Palestinian enclave. (AFP)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2023/01/09/3621341-2033578387.jpg)