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Showing Original Post only (View all)Israel hospitals instructed not to treat captured Hamas who have piled up in the public hospital sy [View all]
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-767787Health Minister Moshe Arbel issued a directive to the public health system in Israel to refuse to treat captured terrorists on Wednesday afternoon.
"Since the beginning of the fighting, the issue of treating the damned and despicable Hamas terrorists within the public hospitals has piled up a tremendous difficulty on the health system," wrote Arbel.
"In these difficult times, the health system should focus fully on the treatment of the victims of the criminal massacre, the IDF soldiers and preparedness for the next," added the health minister. "The task of securing and treating the cursed and despicable terrorists within the public health system significantly harms these efforts and therefore, under my guidance, the public health system will not treat them."
"The handling of the matter should be entrusted to the IDF or the Shin Bet, and of course the Health Ministry is ready and willing to assist these bodies, as needed."
Arbel called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to instruct the relevant bodies to act accordingly.
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Demovictory9
Oct 2023
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If the past is any reflection of the current situation, the Israeli physicians will not do that.
JohnSJ
Oct 2023
#1
No. it is not "if you feel like it" but international convention to which Israel has been signatory
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#25
I can understand prioritizing injured Israelis over enemy combatants (although that violates medical
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#3
Hospitals in Gaza with no power soon but regardless, this refers to combatants in ISRAEL
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#7
Not true. And in fact, Israel has declared war against Hamas so that does make them
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#16
Both ethics and international treaties can be inconvenient sometimes n/t
markpkessinger
Oct 2023
#19
Kindly read my limited history/significance of GC upstream. It is not something to be flippant about
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#36
Not the issue. Israeli government is telling physicians they are not to treat..
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#12
So...a request??...not an order, not an instruction....?? Also against doctors oath...
Alexander Of Assyria
Oct 2023
#32