A senior health official has warned that Gaza’s healthcare system is in danger of a catastrophic collapse as thousands of patients are facing disability or death as a result of the harsh Israeli occupation.
The situation inside Gaza’s hospitals was “tragic and horrific,” according to Munir al-Barsh, the director-general of the country’s Ministry of Health, as Israeli authorities continued to obstruct the flow of desperately needed medical supplies, directly affecting doctors’ ability to treat patients in critical situations.
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Doctors in Gaza’s war-ravaged region have long warned that Israel’s refusal to let the most crucial medical supplies in has gravely hampered their efforts to save lives. Israel continues to violate its agreement with Hamas despite a US-backed ceasefire that was effective in October, furthering what the Health Ministry has called a critical and ongoing health emergency.
Al-Barsh claimed that there were frequent shortages of medical supplies and medications, particularly surgical supplies, needed to perform operations.
He claimed that nearly three-quarters of the supplies were inaccessible, with severe shortages of solutions, anaesthetics, gauze, and dialysis supplies, as well as power outages and a significant shortage of generators, which also hampered their work.
He claimed that this was the most dangerous situation since the Palestinian Authority’s founding more than 30 years ago.
Nearly all of Gaza’s hospitals and healthcare facilities have been attacked, including 34 hospitals, during Israel’s genocidal war, which has lasted for more than two years. In its brutal war, Israel killed more than 1,700 health workers. 95 Palestinian doctors and medical personnel, including 80 from Gaza, are still being held by Israel.
Al-Barsh claimed that the situation had an impact on people who were also injured by Israeli aggression.
Nearly 40, 000 pregnant women were living in subpar shelters, jeopardizing their health and that of their unborn children, while 4, 000 glaucoma patients were facing the risk of permanent blindness due to a lack of treatment options.
He warned that as a result of Israeli restrictions on aid that is urgently needed in the enclave, an estimated 320, 000 children under five years were at risk of malnutrition.
Waiting lists were long and patients were dying while receiving medical attention, despite the existence of a system for transporting patients outside Gaza for treatment.
According to Al-Barsh, at least 1, 156 patients died while receiving medical care, a “lengthy and complex” process that saw doctors’ referrals from Gaza evaluated by the World Health Organization (WHO) before being sent to Israeli authorities for security clearance.
He claimed that there were nearly 20 000 patients in Gaza who were on waiting lists for travel, with about 3,700 of them in critical condition and 18,500 of whom had received WHO approval.
He claimed that there were about 4,300 children waiting to be transferred out of the territory.
He urged Israel to immediately impose border crossings to facilitate the movement of desperately needed humanitarian supplies and permit the transport of thousands of critical patients for treatment, and warned that any additional delays could result in lost lives.
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Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie has urged the public to come forward with any information that could help find his missing sister.
Christina Lynn Downer, 38, was last heard from in November according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Fowlie took to Instagram to beg his followers for help locating her on Monday (22 December).
The writer posted a copy of the missing person flier to the platform, which asked people who had seen Downer to contact the LAPD. In the caption, he wrote: “My sister has been missing and we are worried that she isn’t safe.
” Her married name is Downer but she may go by Christina Fowlie. Please share this so that if anyone has seen her, they can give any information to the police. The phone number is 213 996 1800 and her case number is 25237639. She was last seen in LA. thank you. “
The missing person flier also added details about Downer’s appearance. It stated the 38 year old is” a female, Hair: Brown, Eyes: Brown, Height: 5’01”, Weight: 120lbs”.
Fowlie also posted a series of recent pictures of his siter, including a selfie of the two of them together. In it, Downer smiled at the camera while Fowlie had his arm around her shoulder.
The SNL writer has been working for the comedy sketch series since 2022 and his work went viral last year, as he was the brain behind the hit Domingo skit performed by Ariana Grande.
In it, Grande and several SNL cast members pretended to be bridesmaids delivering a wedding speech about the unfaithful bride to the tune of Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter.
Grande returned to SNL for the Christmas episode this year, in which the show said goodbye to longtime cast member Bowen Yang. Yang has decided to leave the show, and Grande surprised him by bringing out Cher to make the occasion truly special.
Fowlie has also acted in sitcoms like The Other Two, Good Girls, The Goldbergs, and 2 Broke Girls. Additionally, he appeared in English Teacher, a recently canceled hit comedy.
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