Sick and wounded Palestinians are dying by the hour as they remain trapped in Gaza without medical care due to Israel’s closure of border crossings, Al Jazeera reports quoting the enclave’s health ministry.

“The wounded and sick suffer a slow death because there is no treatment and supplies and there is no possibility for them to travel,” the ministry said, adding that Gaza’s only dialysis centre has now closed.

“We launch an urgent and humanitarian appeal for pressure and urgent action to save the lives of these sick and wounded people, open the crossings, and allow the necessary medical and relief trucks to enter the hospitals,” it added.

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