The UN reported, “Goods humanitarians are trying to bring into Gaza… ‘seem to be prohibited by the Israelis…’ Some of the medical materials include basic drugs for treating chronic illnesses such as insulin pens.”
According to Human Rights Watch, “The blockade is preventing sufficient medicine from entering Gaza and disrupting the refrigeration needed for insulin. The blockade is collective punishment of the civilian population, a war crime.”
Conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate. Famine and disease are spreading, while Israel is blocking life-saving humanitarian aid from getting to those those in need.
You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) here and to UNRWA here to support Palestinian refugees.
MAD has assembled the following crowdfunding requests to support diabetics currently in Gaza:
“Help Salma escape agression on Gaza, secure insulin…
My 13-year-old daughter, Salma, is a unique basketball player and a remarkable student, she is also a resilient fighter against diabetes, a battle she has faced since the age of 2. Unfortunately, due to the barbaric circumstances of this war, Salma is running out of her essential insulin medications and blood check strips. This scarcity is leading to improper blood sugar control, exacerbated by the horrific conditions and stress she is currently enduring.”
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“Help my family to evacuate from Gaza to Egypt
My family is still living in the Gaza Strip, and like so many other families, their lives are hell right now. My family includes my father and mother, my sisters Nisreen and Yasmine and my brother Anwar. My dad is 77 years old and my mother, who I call the soul of my soul and the balm of my life, is 75 years old and confined to a wheelchair because of a war injury when she was young. My brother Anwar and my sister Yasmine suffer from diabetes mellitus type 1… They need insulin urgently and regularly. Any lack of insulin puts their lives in danger, as what happened with my older sister Ibtisam, who lost her life 10 years ago due to a lack of insulin.”
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“Help my family evacuate Gaza to Canada
During the war, my family evacuated from the north to the south, becoming homeless and evacuating more than seven times. They are now living on the streets, and they do not have anywhere to live. I have two nephews, aged six months and two and a half years, and my brothers cannot find diapers or milk for them. Besides my mother suffering from severe asthma and my father suffering from diabetes, we cannot find medication for my parents, as well as lack of access to clean water and food, which has resulted in a number of diseases.”
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