GAZA (PIC)– The 36-year-old Palestinian Bassam Harara died on Tuesday after long months of attempts to travel abroad for treatment of kidney failure but could not due to the Israeli occupation forces’ siege and closure of crossings.
Harara who lives in Gaza city suffered kidney failure four months ago and was treated in Shifa hospital but when his health condition deteriorated he had to travel abroad and have a transplant.
One of the relatives of the deceased said that they had tried to obtain a permit for his treatment abroad but could not travel due to the closure of crossings.
Bassam’s kidneys were working by only 17% of their capacity the relative said quoting doctors adding that two days ago Bassam fainted after severe pains and was carried to hospital where he was proclaimed dead on Tuesday.
He called for swift moves to break the “oppressive siege” before many others lose their lives and underlined that a long list of patients with serious diseases were waiting for opening of the crossings.
