WHO: Dozens die in Gaza because of delayed Israeli medical permits
By News agencies

UN’s health organization says that while Israel is letting in unprecedented number of Palestinian patients for care, lengthy period required for background security checks result in needless deaths. Top Israeli coordinator rejects claim, cites cases in which Palestinians have used illnesses as pretext to carry out bombings

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This is all very unfortunate, but Israel can’t let it’s guard down for even a second unless it wants to let more terrorists in. Is one Gazan life worth more than a dozen Israelis?

However, what bugs me here is the motivation behind the WHO putting this information out there. Unless you really dig into what’s going on, Israel comes across as the bad guy. So, to the casual news viewer/reader, Israel looks uncaring to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. That simply isn’t the case.