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February 19, 2019

Hamas Is Creating a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

With a little help from Mahmoud Abbas.

According to the most recent reports, the Gaza Strip is on the verge of a major public-health crisis: shortages of both doctors and medications have become critical, and hospitals have been sending patients home untreated. The Palestinian Authority (PA) sets aside $41.3 million annually for medical supplies for the Strip, but has been withholding the funds because of its dispute with Hamas, which governs the territory. Yet the terrorist group bears even greater responsibility for these problems, as Evelyn Gordon writes:

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February 19, 2019

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