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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. Palestinian cancer patients receive treatment at Nasser Medical Complex amid shortages of medicines and medical supplies and difficulties accessing specialized care and traveling outside the Gaza Strip for treatment.

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  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mariam Al-Buhaisi, Cancer Patient
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Dr. Saleh Sheikh Al-Eid, Head of the Hematologic Oncology Department, Gaza Cancer Center
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. Palestinian cancer patients receive treatment at Nasser Medical Complex amid shortages of medicines and medical supplies and difficulties accessing specialized care and traveling outside the Gaza Strip for treatment. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mariam Al-Buhaisi, Cancer Patient 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Dr. Saleh Sheikh Al-Eid, Head of the Hematologic Oncology Department, Gaza Cancer Center STORYLINE: Palestinian cancer patients received treatment at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2026, amid shortages of medicines and medical supplies and difficulties accessing specialized care and traveling outside the Gaza Strip for treatment. Dr. Saleh Sheikh Al-Eid, head of the Hematologic Oncology Department at the Gaza Cancer Center, said three cancer patients die each day because of the lack of specialized treatment and restrictions on travel, warning that severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies are threatening the care of thousands of patients and calling for urgent action to secure treatment.

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Gaza Strip Khan Younis Palestine Khan Younis Governorate

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