STATE OF HEALTH Further information to UA 11/08 (MDE 15/001/2008, 14 January 200 Israel/Palestinian autonomy areas Egypt: Mrs. Karima Abu Dalal, 34 years - cancer Mr. Bassam Al-Oehidi, 28 years - retinal detachment Mr. Sha'aban far Salama Abu `Obeid, 37 years - heart illness Mr. Tayseer Al-Qanou', 50 years - tumor in the lid Mr. Ibrahim Al-Qanou', 28 years - hepatitis B with suspicion on liver cancer Mr. Rami al-Masri, 25 years - tumor in the Sehnerv Mr. Sameer Taleb, 47 years - container and spinal column problems Mr. Iyad Jandiya, 32 years - border break Mr. Rami Al-Arouqi, 29 years - bone tumor Medically to be supplied now: Mrs. Rihab `Attia Abu Taha, 28 years Mr. Ahmad Mas'oud, 20 years Mr. Amin Fayad, 28 years Mr. Bassam aluminum DOS, 35 years Four of the seriously ill mentioned above Palestinian inside and Palestinians could leave the country from the Gaza Strip, in order to be medically supplied. But the Israeli authorities refuse to the other seriously ill Palestinian inside and Palestinians, who need urgently medical supply, which does not give it locally, still the departure from the Gaza Strip. The nine mentioned above persons suffer all from cancer or other life-threatening diseases and must in hospitals be treated immediately. Karima Abu Dalals chances of survival should be very low. It must be treated urgently in a medical specialized mechanism. Since Israel strengthened the blockade of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, by closing the transition between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, all 1.5 million must catch up inhabitant inside and inhabitants, that want to leave the Gaza Strip, a permission of the Israeli military authorities. This is nearly always refused to them. The Israeli authorities indicate, they could not permit the departure from the Gaza Strip for „safety reasons to these not designated more near and other seriously ill female patients and patients “.
The state of health of the 34-jährigen fivefold mother Karima Abu Dalal, with which 2006 cancer (Hodgkin's disease) were diagnosed, worsened in the last days. Before the border crossing was closed in June 2007, it received a Knochenmarktransplantation as well as chemo and radiotherapies in Egypt. After two intensive chemotherapies in Nablus in the West Jordan territory in August 2007 their state of health improved. In November it should continue the chemo and radiotherapy. The Israeli military authorities did not reject however numerous requests to the departure from the Gaza Strip for a medical treatment out more near designated „safety reasons “. The highest Court of Justice of Israel rejected the complaint of the Israeli non-governmental organization „physicians for the human rights - Israel “against this decision. The complaint contained also the input of a prominent cancer specialist that Karima Abu Dalal in mortal danger would float, if its treatment is interrupted. But the judges decided that it does not give „a reason for an intervention “. As an occupying power Israel is responsible for the health Karima Abu Dalals and all 1.5 million inhabitant of the Gaza Strip. Serves female patients and patients, who need urgently medical assistance for refusing the departure no legitimate safety goal, since all when crossing the border controls are subjected and usually seriously ill are. BACKGROUND INFORMATIONS The FE storage of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army was strengthened in June 2007, when the Hamas transferred power in the Gaza Strip. On 9 June 2007 Israel closed the main gate from Gaza to the outside world, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt. Only a handful of female patients and patients could leave the Gaza Strip since then. Very isolated transit buses brought some female patients and patients by Israel to Egypt and Jordan, which was often only the day before announced however, so that the arrangement of new medical transfers was nearly impossible. The temporary opening of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on 23 January 2008 brought a short relief of its situation to the enclosed population of the Gaza Strip. But only very few the gotten sick one, which must be treated medically, could use the possibility, in order to leave the country to Egypt. The medical mechanisms in Gaza do not have technical personnel and equipment, in order to treat a set from diseases to, under it cancer and heart wreath/ring container illnesses. In addition the hospitals and medical mechanisms register by the blockade of Israel increasingly on imported goods after Gaza a lack in medicines and one-way accessories. According to the World Health Organization WHO three patients died in January, after them the departure from the Gaza Strip over the only alternative border crossing for Rafah transition, which Erez transition had been refused. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: Write please further faxes, emails or Luftpostbriefe to the Israeli authorities, in those it they request to permit Karima Abu Dalal and the eight further female patients and patients (please you call them in particular) immediately to leave the Gaza Strip in order to receive the urgently necessary medical supply, which they cannot get at home; point out that Israel must guarantee as an occupying power bound to international law that those receive inhabitant inside and inhabitants of the Gaza Strip to the same extent entrance to medical supply as the Israelis. to the Palestinian autonomy authority and the Egyptian authorities, in those it they request to do all in their power so that Israel opens the border crossing Rafah between the Gaza Strip and Egypt again, since it is for the Palestinian population the only gate to the outside world.
Urgent Action UA-NR: UA-011/2008-2 AI-index: MDE 15/018/2008 Date: 11.04.2008 STATE OF HEALTH Further information to UA 11/08 (MDE 15/001/2008, 14 January 2008, and MDE 15/011/2008, 29 February 200 Israel/Palestinian autonomy areas Egypt: Mrs. Karima Abu Dalal, 34 years - cancer Mr. Bassam Al-Oehidi, 28 years - retinal detachment Mr. Sha'aban far Salama Abu `Obeid, 37 years - heart illness Mr. Tayseer Al-Qanou', 50 years - tumor in the lid Mr. Rami al-Masri, 25 years - tumor in the Sehnerv Mr. Sameer Taleb, 47 years - container and spinal column problems Mr. Rami Al-Arouqi, 29 years - bone tumor Medically to be supplied now: Mr. Ibrahim Al-Qanou', 28 years - hepatitis B with suspicion on liver cancer Mr. Iyad Jandiya, 32 years - border break Two further of the seriously ill specified above Palestinian inside and Palestinians could leave the country from the Gaza Strip, in order to be medically supplied. Ibrahim Al-Qanou' and Iyad Jandiya are treated in the meantime in Jordan and/or East Jerusalem. Also the heart patient Sha'aban Abu 'Obeid could itself submit successfully in the Gaza Strip of an operation, after the Israeli military authorities had permitted the entry of an Israeli heart surgeon into the autonomy areas. Tayseer Al-Qanou' gave its efforts up to receive entrance to medical treatment and remains without special treatment in the Gaza Strip. Further four of the seriously ill female patients and patients - Karima Abu Dalal, Rami al-Masri, Rami Al-Arouqi and Sameer Taleb -, specified above, hope, in the next days permission for received for being allowed to leave the country from Gaza with a shuttle bus by Israel for treatment to Egypt. The repetitive requests of Karima Abu Dalal for a treatment in Israel were all together rejected, the latter to 30. March 2008. Amnesty International does not have new information to Bassam Al-Pehidi. Further steps that participant inside and participants in the express action net are not necessary. Thank you all, which wrote appeals.
Israel/Palestinian autonomy areas Egypt: Mrs. Karima Abu Dalal, 34 years - cancer Mr. Bassam Al-Oehidi, 28 years - retinal detachment Mr. Sha'aban far Salama Abu `Obeid, 37 years - heart illness Mr. Tayseer Al-Qanou', 50 years - tumor in the lid Mr. Ibrahim Al-Qanou', 28 years - hepatitis B with suspicion on liver cancer Mr. Rami al-Masri, 25 years - tumor in the Sehnerv Mr. Sameer Taleb, 47 years - container and spinal column problems Mr. Iyad Jandiya, 32 years - border break Mr. Rami Al-Arouqi, 29 years - bone tumor Medically to be supplied now: Mrs. Rihab `Attia Abu Taha, 28 years Mr. Ahmad Mas'oud, 20 years Mr. Amin Fayad, 28 years Mr. Bassam aluminum DOS, 35 years Four of the seriously ill mentioned above Palestinian inside and Palestinians could leave the country from the Gaza Strip, in order to be medically supplied. But the Israeli authorities refuse to the other seriously ill Palestinian inside and Palestinians, who need urgently medical supply, which does not give it locally, still the departure from the Gaza Strip. The nine mentioned above persons suffer all from cancer or other life-threatening diseases and must in hospitals be treated immediately. Karima Abu Dalals chances of survival should be very low. It must be treated urgently in a medical specialized mechanism. Since Israel strengthened the blockade of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, by closing the transition between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, all 1.5 million must catch up inhabitant inside and inhabitants, that want to leave the Gaza Strip, a permission of the Israeli military authorities. This is nearly always refused to them. The Israeli authorities indicate, they could not permit the departure from the Gaza Strip for „safety reasons to these not designated more near and other seriously ill female patients and patients “.
