Petition to High Court: Give West Bank & Gaza COVID-19 Vaccines

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Six Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations filed a petition with the High Court of Justice on Thursday, March 25, demanding that Israel act to ensure the vaccination of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including by handing over surplus supplies of its own vaccine stocks. The petition was submitted by Physicians for Human Rights, HaMoked – Center for the Defense of the Individual, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, and Rabbis for Human Rights. A Palestinian resident of the West Bank receives a vaccination against COVID-19. (Photo: WAFA) According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Palestine is still high, with the Ministry of Health recording last Thursday 2,093 new cases and 20 deaths in 24 hours. Palestinian Authority (PA)…

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Petition to High Court: Give West Bank & Gaza COVID-19 Vaccines