Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate issued a statement on Friday in support of the Palestinian people and the ongoing #FreePalestine movement. In an announcement shared on Facebook, the syndicate stated that it supports Egypt’s decision to open the Rafah border crossing—effective Saturday May 15th, according to Sky News Arabia—and welcomes the opportunity to work with the state and the Egyptian Ministry of Health to provide medical assistance to wounded Palestinians. The syndicate also stated that Egyptian doctors and healthcare professionals will be able to volunteer to treat injured Palestinians through one of its programs and that medical aid convoys will be organized. The syndicate’s statement condemned Israel’s policies in Palestine and its military offensive in Gaza, which has killed over 100 people and injured more than 830, and called on the international community to put an end to “Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people, support them against those who seek to displace them and loot what remains of their lands, and bring the aggressors before the International Criminal Court.” This comes as violence escalates across Israel and Palestine, with the exchange of fire between Hamas and other Islamist militant groups and the…
Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate to Provide Medical Assistance to Palestinians As Violence Spreads to the West Bank
May 14, 2021
