health
February 10, 2026
Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address
Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban applies
TL;DR
- An Israeli court rejected an appeal for a five-year-old Palestinian boy with aggressive cancer to receive treatment in Israel.
- The decision was based on a government policy barring Gaza residents from entering Israel, even if they no longer live there.
- The boy has been in the West Bank since 2022, receiving care unavailable in Gaza or the West Bank, and requires a bone marrow transplant.
- The court acknowledged the policy's broad impact, stating there was no meaningful distinction in the boy's case.
- Human rights group Gisha criticized the ruling, calling it support for an unlawful policy that denies life-saving medical care based on Gaza registration.
- Cancer-related deaths in Gaza have reportedly tripled since the war began, with many patients unable to leave or receive necessary chemotherapy drugs.
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