Doctors who have returned from volunteering at besieged hospitals to tell officials aid is meaningless without a ceasefire
A delegation of American and British doctors is in Washington DC to tell the Biden administration the Israeli military is systematically destroying Gaza’s health infrastructure in order to drive Palestinians out of their homes.
“The IDF are systematically targeting healthcare facilities, healthcare personnel and really dismantling the whole healthcare system,” he said. Maynard said he believed the closure and damage to the hospitals was part of a strategy to force Palestinians out of their homes. The doctors are expected to meet US national security council officials and senior members of Congress in the coming days, including Senator Chris Van Hollen who recently called on Biden toto pressure Israel to relieve the humanitarian crisis. They spoke to delegates to the UN from France, Ireland, South Africa and the UK in New York earlier this week.
Dr Zaher Sahloul, president of the medical charity MedGlobal who volunteered in Gaza earlier this year, said that some Democratic politicians appear more open to discussion about Israel’s actions in part because of theagainst Biden’s support for the military assault. Sahloul was a guest of Senator Dick Durbin at the president’s State of the Union address earlier this month.
“Although David Cameron was receptive, we walked away from meeting thinking this was a tick box exercise that has had no impact whatsoever on our government,” he said.
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