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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Gaza cancer patients miss treatment as Israel border shut amid fighting

Dina El-Dhani, a Palestinian cancer patient who missed her treatment session at a hospital in Jerusalem as Israel has kept its crossings with Gaza closed amid Israel-Gaza fighting, displays her medications, in Gaza City May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Fadi Shana

Gaza resident Dina El-Dhani was due to meet her oncologist this week at a hospital in Jerusalem but she has been unable to cross into Israel since the border was closed amid heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Dhani is one of 432 cancer patients who have not been able to receive treatment since Tuesday, when Israel launched attacks on the Islamic Jihad militant group, setting off a surge in cross-border violence.

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