Puppet Trump’s ‘Piece Plan’ has Changed Nothing: Gaza health workers report almost no medical aid entering the strip

Aid groups have warned that the medical situation in Gaza remains unchanged, as Israeli restrictions continue to bar the entry of almost all medical supplies and equipment amid a fragile ceasefire.

Lena Dajani, a mutual aid volunteer who coordinates medical aid in Gaza, reported that “almost every doctor I’ve spoken to has said that nothing has changed in the healthcare sector” since the ceasefire came into effect on 10 October.

While health workers are no longer inundated with waves of casualties from bombardments and shootings at aid distribution sites, they continue to grapple with a lack of basic medical supplies and equipment.

The World Health Organization announced on Thursday that only 10 percent of the requested medical supplies have entered Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect. 

“Sepsis is a big issue; there’s not a lot of disinfectant available. Hospitals are breeding grounds for viruses and bacteria”, Dajani told Middle East Eye.

However, she emphasised that the demand is not just for medical supplies and equipment. Overcrowding persists, with patients forced to sleep on the floor and discharged to makeshift tents.

“We’re talking about patients that in any other country would be in the ICU. There were patients that had just come out of a coma after shrapnel wounds to their vertebrae that were sleeping on the ground.” [MORE]