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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.

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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.