Emergency Medical Aid to Gaza

In the beginning of June, the American Friends of Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam provided emergency funding for in-kind purchases of medicines and supplies for Gaza hospitals. This is an ongoing effort that has been supported over the years by many of our Friends Associations, most notably those in Germany. Donations were collected from members of the village, as well.

The purchased goods were delivered through the checkpoint to the Gaza Health Department for distribution to Gaza hospitals – mainly al-Shifa Hospital and al-Nassar Paediatric Hospital. Village member Dr. Raid Haj Yehia, who volunteers for the NGO Physicians for Human Rights, described the dire situation in an online conference with the international friends of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam.

During the 11 days of hostilities, four of Gaza’s government hospitals were damaged, along with an additional two hospitals run by NGOs and several other health facilities. Among medical personnel, Dr Moein Ahmad al-Aloul (66), a leading Gaza neurologist, and Dr Ayman Abu al-Auf, the Al-Shifa Hospital’s head of internal medicine and director of Gaza’s COVID-19 response, were killed.