Push to reopen borders essential to get aid in and humanitarian workers out ‘before we have another Zomi Frankcom’
Australian doctor Modher Albeiruti with one of his young Gaza patients. He has been stranded in the European hospital since Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border two weeks ago.Australian doctor Modher Albeiruti with one of his young Gaza patients. He has been stranded in the European hospital since Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border two weeks ago.
Dr Modher Albeiruti with his colleagues in the European hospital after the US evacuated some of its citizens. He has urged Australia’s foreign affairs department to evacuate the whole team.Albeiruti, who works as an emergency physician at Wollongong and Fairfield hospitals, entered Gaza on 1 May for a two-week medical mission with the US-based Palestinian American Medical Association.
“Every mission when they come they bring lots of supplies with them so they can function – everything is getting less and less,” he said. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it “is providing consular assistance to an Australian in Gaza” but added, “owing to our privacy obligations we cannot provide further comment”.Healthcare in Gaza has been crippled by ongoing Israeli bombardment.
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