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A patient inside the radiology room at Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. About 4,000 of the 11,000 cancer patients in Gaza urgently require treatment abroad. EPA

Silent suffering: Gaza’s cancer patients deteriorate behind closed borders

No cancer patients have been allowed out through the Rafah border crossing, says health ministry

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Israel keeps prisons holding Palestinians off limits to Red Cross

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The Saqr Humanitarian Ship arrived at Al Arish Port in Egypt on Friday. Photo: Wam

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Israeli troops regularly conduct raids in the occupied West Bank. EPA

Huge increase in Israeli settler violence driving Palestinians off land

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Israel hit by two major Gaza-related corruption cases

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Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary

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Palestinian Red Crescent says Israel has halted patient crossings at Rafah

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Unicef director calls for more support in Gaza after reopening of Rafah crossing

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