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Gaza: Hundreds of Injured at Risk of Infection, MSF Warns

Gaza: Hundreds of Injured at Risk of Infection, MSF Warns
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Around 1,000 Palestinians shot by “Israeli” occupation forces over months-long border confrontation have infections that could leave them permanently crippled, medical charity MSF warned Thursday, labelling it a "slow-motion healthcare emergency."

Around 6,000 Palestinians were shot by Zionist forces during weekly demonstrations along the Gaza border since March, according to the health ministry in the strip.

MSF [Doctors without Borders], which has provided care for thousands of Palestinians since the protests began, said the healthcare systems in Gaza were being overwhelmed by the number of cases and the often complicated treatments needed.

Most of those hurt by live fire were shot in the legs, often resulting in open fractures prone to infection, MSF added.

Around 1,000 of them have infections that could lead ultimately to amputations or even death.

"This many patients would overstretch the best health care systems in the world. In Gaza, it is a crushing blow," Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, MSF's chief for the Palestinian territories, said in a statement.

The NGO further urged the Zionist regime to allow those injured out of the blockaded strip for necessary treatment and for governments to offer their medical facilities for the wounded.

"The alternative -- that thousands of patients will be left to deal with terrible injuries, with many permanently disabled and dependent on their families -- is unconscionable when adequate treatment is within the world's grasp."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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