Gaza: Up to 10 Palestinians die daily due to Israeli restrictions on medical evacuations

Gaza: Up to 10 Palestinians die daily due to Israeli restrictions on medical evacuations Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 13:12 Around 1,400 Palestinians have died whilst awaiting medical transfers abroad since May 2024, Gaza's health ministry has said A Palestinian child receives treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, 2 February 2026 (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa) Off Up to 10 Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza due to severe Israeli restrictions that prevent them from accessing urgent medical care abroad, the Palestinian health ministry has said. Zaher al-Wahidi, the director of the ministry's information department, said on Monday that "every day, between six and 10 patients who are waiting to travel abroad for treatment die". He said there were at least 195 cases classified as life-threatening and warned that if they were not evacuated within the next few hours, their lives could be at risk.