The World Health Organization will temporarily facilitate exit permits for Gaza medical patients now that the Palestinian Authority has ceased such operations.“A temporary arrangement has been agreed on to support #Palestinian patients and companions from #Gaza to access essential #health services outside the Strip,” UN Special Coordinator to the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov tweeted on Monday.At issue had been a decision by the Palestinian Authority to halt is participation in the process, as a protest move against pending Israeli annexation plans.console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }This meant that the Palestinian Civilian Affairs Committee cease to issue exist permits in May. It has not resumed that task now that annexation has been suspended.As a result, lengthy delays in the process have prevented Palestinians in Gaza from receiving the necessary medical care.According to Physicians for Human Rights in Israel, two infants and a 22-year-old man died over the summer while waiting for permits to leave Gaza for life-saving treatment.“Referrals are made according to medical need as decided by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, according to its package of essential healthcare services,” the WHO said.
