Gaza’s sick and wounded unable to access medical treatment

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, almost 21,000 people should have been allowed to leave the enclave by now. This was the figure promised in the US-led deal agreed last October. About one-third of them were patients in need of urgent medical care, accompanied by two companions each. In reality, fewer than 7,500 people have been allowed to leave – a compliance rate of just 36 percent. Currently, tens of thousands of people who have been cleared for urgent medical evacuation are still trapped in Gaza.