The besieged Gaza Strip is one of the most vulnerable spots on Earth to the spread of Coronavirus, due to the prolonged Israeli military siege on the small region.
In a recent editorial, the Palestine Chronicle editor Ramzy Baroud wrote:
“The truth is, no amount of ‘preparedness’ in Gaza – or, frankly, anywhere in occupied Palestine – can stop the spread of the Coronavirus. What is needed is a fundamental and structural change that would emancipate the Palestinian healthcare system from the horrific impact of the Israeli occupation and the Israeli government’s policies of perpetual siege and politically-imposed ‘quarantines’ – also known as apartheid.”
Below is a photo gallery by Fawzy Mahmoud, a Gaza-based photojournalist, that demonstrates a degree of preparedness among ordinary Palestinians in the Strip to contain the spread of coronavirus.
(All Photos are by Gaza-based photojournalist, Fawzi Mahmoud)
(The Palestine Chronicle)
Beautiful people/ young men.
If there’s any justice at all, in this world, it won’t be Palestinians who catch it. They’ve suffered enough.