"Israel" kills 3 Palestinians in cold blood, bars 274 gravely ill from treatment

Source: ArabicNews, 8-5-2006
Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairstoday said that the "Israeli" occupation forces executed three Palestinians in cold blood after arresting them alive and arrested 620 others, including 65 children in April.
In a statement, the ministry revealed that the "Israeli" occupation forces arrested 33 university students in different West Bank cities and 9 women, including 4 mothers of the wanted.
For his part, Minister of MPA, Wasfi Qabha pointed out that the prisoners in "Israeli" jails live in a dire situation and their health conditions is deteriorating due to harassment and medical negligence.
Qabha called upon all international human institutions to immediately intervene to put an end to the prisoners` sufferings and ill-treatment.
Meantime, "Israel" has barred as many 274 gravely ill Palestinian patients from accessing medical care in "Israel" proper and the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health said yesterday.
All the patients are from the Gaza Strip and all need to undergo urgent surgical operation or chemotherapy.
According to Muawia Hasanin, a spokesman of the health ministry, all the patients are considered "emergency cases." He pointed out that many of the patients were suffering from cancer and hematological illnesses and needed to complete their chemotherapy.
Some of the children barred from leaving Gaza have congenital heart diseases, he said.
Hasanin said most of the patients were made to wait between 4-6 hours at the Beit Hanun crossing in utter violation of international human laws and simply human decency.