Life-saving drugs are in short supply, and equipment often does not work because of power cuts or the absence of spare parts. Seriously ill patients require permission to be treated in West Bank hospitals, and some are reportedly pressed to collaborate with Israel’s security services in return for being allowed out.
参观医院时你会对封锁造成的一系列人道主义问题感同身受，就像我以巴勒斯坦医疗援助慈善组织会长之名参观医院时感受到的那样。 救命的药品时常短缺，而设备则时常因为停电或零部件供应不足而无法正常工作。 重病患者需要得到特殊许可才能进入西岸的医院接受治疗，据说有些人为能被允许出境还被迫与以色列安全机构合作。 医生和学生只允许偶尔离开加沙到国外开会或上大学。