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APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 01 August 2021. Palestinian cancer patients hold banners during a protest to demand their treatment at el-Rantisi hospital.

01-SOUDBITE: Head of the Oncology Department at Al-Rantissi Hospital, Mahmoud Shbeir

02-SOUDBITE: cancer patient, Ahmed

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 01 August 2021. Palestinian cancer patients hold banners during a protest to demand their treatment at el-Rantisi hospital. 01-SOUDBITE: Head of the Oncology Department at Al-Rantissi Hospital, Mahmoud Shbeir 02-SOUDBITE: cancer patient, Ahmed STORYLINE: 2020 has been a rough year for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip. The usual restrictions and blockade were compounded by additional obstacles, which severely affected patient access to treatment: stricter criteria imposed by Israel, the collapse of the coordination mechanism between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, and other restrictions imposed by Israel and the Gaza authorities due to the coronavirus pandemic. All this has taken a heavy toll, leaving patients in a state of severe anxiety, with many unable to access critical, sometimes life-saving, treatments. Many types of oncological treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and PET/CT scans—significant components of diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and monitoring of the disease—are not available in the Gaza Strip. This is why, despite the fear of possible infection during the journey to the hospital or in the quarantine facilities in Gaza upon returning, many patients have had no choice but to file applications for travel permits and face the labyrinthine permit regime. Footage by APAwire

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