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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Dozens of sick and wounded Gazans protest, demanding permission to leave for medical treatment abroad
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Several dozen sick and wounded Palestinians in Gaza stage a protest outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, demanding adequate medical care, including the ability to travel abroad for treatment, according to videos circulating on social media in Gaza.
Such demonstrations are rare in the Gaza Strip. Some protesters voiced indirect criticism of Hamas.
“I am standing here today on behalf of the wounded so that we can go abroad. No one is treating us — not even the [Hamas-run] health ministry,” one protester says, whose leg had been amputated. “They are all thieves.”
Another woman carries a sign reading: “It is my right to travel abroad to receive treatment.”
في مشهد يثير الكثير من علامات الاستفهام، اشتكى عدد من المرضى والمحتجين أمام مستشفى ناصر من تعرضهم للمضايقات من ميليشيا حما$س أثناء وقفتهم المطالبة بحقوقهم الإنسانية والعلاجية.
فيما رفض عدد من الصحفيين أصحاب روابط التبرعات تغطية المظاهرة.
يبقى السؤال: من ينقل صوت المرضى عندما… pic.twitter.com/gHDu3yhWs2— زاهر ابو حسين (@ZAHERABUHUSIEN) June 18, 2026
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