Report from Health Workers in Gaza

Urgent Appeal


For the last 48 hours, the Union of Health Work Committees (UHWC), medical
facilities are in state of top emergency in the northern governorate of Gaza Strip.

The medical teams are working continuously to cope with the increasing no. of
causalities, due to massive Israelis forces incursion to the northern governorate
especially Jabalia.

The Israeli tanks Helicopters and different Military forces are attacking the area
through four main sectors. The Israeli forces are demolishing houses, destroying
infrastructure and bulldozing trees at the same time they snap every moving target
disregarding if being a child, women, old man or youth.

The chicken farms and different animal farms had their share in destruction, e.g. a
chicken farm at Abed Rabuh Quarter in Jabalia has been completely bulldozed at this
morning.

Al -AwdaHospitalreceived till this moment 42 injured people, 17 of them are under 15
years old, 8 women, in addition to 8 martyrs (most of the injuries are due to
explosive pullets). Another governmental hospital in the same area has received tens
of causalities also.

UHWC,Al-QudsMedicalCenterin Beit - Hanoun has been working 24 hours/ day to cover
the expected increasing number of injuries and to offer other emergency medical help
because Beit - Hanoun has been isolated from the rest of Gaza Strip.

Al-Assria (Al-Luhiedan) Medical Center - Jabalia refugees camp is now at the middle
of battle, the Israeli tanks and snappers are just 50 meters away from the center,
all the other health and community activities of Al-Luhiedan Community Health
Center have been hanged up as it works as a front first aid medical center.

The first aid medical teams and the ambulance service of the UHWC (138 volunteers
men and women) are working day and night to rescue and evacuate the injured people.
At the same time they offer some highly needed medical and food supplies.

UHWC teams who are doing all this call all International and human rights
organization, Red Cross, United Nations, and all those who are seeking just peace in
the area to urgently interfere to stop this massacre against our Palestinian people.
At the same time to pressure on the Israeli government to stop its harassments
against the medical teams and civilians.

For more information, please contact Dr. Sayed Ajadbah - Executive -director.

Union of Health Work Committees -Gaza


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