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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, August 16, 2026. Palestinian patients take part in a sit-in outside the Palestinian Ministry of Health headquarters, demanding evacuation from the Gaza Strip, more medical referrals and greater access to treatment abroad.

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  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Nidal Faraj al-Arair
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Raeda Bakr al-Naeizi
  3. 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed Baalusha
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, August 16, 2026. Palestinian patients take part in a sit-in outside the Palestinian Ministry of Health headquarters, demanding evacuation from the Gaza Strip, more medical referrals and greater access to treatment abroad. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Nidal Faraj al-Arair 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Raeda Bakr al-Naeizi 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed Baalusha STORYLINE: Palestinian patients held a sit-in outside the Palestinian Ministry of Health headquarters in Gaza City on August 16, 2026. Participants demanded the evacuation of patients outside the Gaza Strip, an increase in the number of medical referrals and greater access to treatment abroad.

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APA-VD-2026-000558
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05:49
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Gaza Strip Gaza City Palestine Gaza Governorate

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Politics Health Hospitals & Medical Care Protests & Demonstrations

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Gaza APA Palestinian patients sitin protest Gaza City Gaza Strip health treatment referrals evacuation healthcare hospital Ministry of Health treatment abroad medical

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