Gaza's pharmacies forced to close due to lack of medicines

Muhammad Salem, a 25-year-old Palestinian in Khan Younis, can no longer find medicines for his mother who suffers from osteoporosis and requires a weekly supply of drugs.

The downtown pharmacy he used to visit at the beginning of the war is no longer accessible because of the siege imposed by Israel and the presence of tanks there.

He then went to Rafah looking for pharmacies, but the last time he managed to find medicines was three weeks ago.

"My mother's need for consistent treatment is critical due to her slow gait and osteoporosis,” he told Middle East Eye. 

Pharmacies have been forced to shut in southern Gaza because of a severe shortage of medicines, as Israel continues its onslaught on the enclave for the fourth month.

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Pharmacies in Gaza forced to shut because of lack of medicines