Gaza cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pace they did before the start of the war, as Israel blocks many from travelling for treatment after destroying the only local specialised facility, Gaza doctors said.
Israel blew up Gaza's specialised cancer hospital last year after saying troops found a tunnel used by Hamas militants running beneath it. That means that an estimated 17,000 Palestinians from Gaza with cancer have no local option for chemotherapy or other advanced therapy.
Few Palestinians can afford to travel for treatment, and those who can face Israeli restrictions. The military imposes strict caps on daily crossings to Egypt, despite a 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that requires free movement in and out of the strip.
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