Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza...due to Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing. Israel has blocked fuel, food, and water from entering for over a week, leading to severe dehydration among the general population as well as medical volunteers; at least one physician is in poor health and is on an IV drip to combat dehydration. One of the stranded doctors is Adam Hamawy, who Sen. Tammy Duckworth credits with saving her life when she was shot down in Iraq. The dire state of the medical mission underscores how difficult the conditions are for average Palestinians, who have spent seven months enduring the Israeli siege, whereas the medical mission arrived only recently. On Monday, the Israeli military fired on a UN vehicle, killing a UN employee.
At theintercept.com
