Half of Gaza’s kidney patients perish amid aid embargo and stalled evacuations

Doctors warn that Gaza’s partial reopening of the Rafah crossing offers little help to the critically ill.

Ghada Ebrahim
Press TV, Deir al-Balah

While the partial reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing made headlines this week, doctors warn that for the critically ill, the move is a mirage.

With the border open to pedestrians, but firmly closed to medical cargo, thousands of kidney patients remain trapped in a deadly waiting game.