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Blocked Supplies Spark Cancer Crisis in Gaza

1/9/2026

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In Gaza, essential medical supplies remain blocked despite ceasefire agreements.
Mohammed Abu Nada, medical director, says commercial goods have entered, but life-saving drugs, including chemotherapy, remain unavailable.
Cancer deaths have tripled since October 2023, with two to three patients dying daily in Khan Younis.
Eleven thousand cancer patients are stranded and cannot access treatment due to Israeli restrictions, and the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital has been destroyed.

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In Gaza, essential medical supplies remain blocked despite ceasefire agreements.
Mohammed Abu Nada, medical director, says commercial goods have entered, but life-saving drugs, including chemotherapy, remain unavailable.
Cancer deaths have tripled since October 2023, with two to three patients dying daily in Khan Younis.
Eleven thousand cancer patients are stranded and cannot access treatment due to Israeli restrictions, and the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital has been destroyed.