Another Palestinian medic killed – Call on UK to finally take action
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Please urge the protection of Palestinian health workers
I am writing to express my serious concern about the recent killing of Gaza paramedic Mohammed al-Jedaili , the fifth Palestinian health worker to be killed by Israeli forces in just over a year, and the 44th since 2008. Mohammed was fatally injured by Israeli forces while on duty at the “Great March of Return” demonstrations in Gaza on 3 May. He was hit in the face by a rubber-coated metal bullet which fractured his skull. On 10 June, he succumbed to his wounds. According to the World Health Organization, between 30 March 2018 and 31 May 2019, more than 750 health workers in Gaza were also injured by Israeli forces. A UN Commission of Inquiry investigation into the protests in Gaza found that the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is “one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a health worker”. More troubling still, the Commission’s investigation found “reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli snipers intentionally shot health workers, despite seeing that they were clearly marked as such.” So far, nobody has been held accountable for these attacks. The Commission of Inquiry found that “the Government of Israel has consistently failed to meaningfully investigate and prosecute commanders and soldiers for crimes and violations committed against Palestinians.” Though the UK Government has “welcomed” Israel’s opening of criminal investigations into just 11 of more than 312 deaths in Gaza since the protests began, decades of impunity give little hope that these investigations will be effective, prompt, or lead to meaningful accountability. The killing of yet another Palestinian paramedic underlines how impunity fuels recurrence, and I am greatly concerned that the lives of Palestinian health workers continue to be in danger. I urge you to call on the UK Government to take meaningful action to protect Palestinian health workers. Please raise the issue at DfID questions on 17 July (tabling deadline 11 July) or through written questions such as these: • What steps are the Government taking to ensure that medical workers in Gaza can perform their humanitarian functions without risk of attack. • What steps are the Government taking to ensure that when attacks on humanitarian workers do occur that those responsible are held to account? • What steps are the Government taking to tackle the issue of impunity for attacks against health workers in the occupied Palestinian territory? • What assessment has the Minister made of the extent to which Israel’s internal investigations into the killings of Palestinian health workers comply with international standards of independence, impartiality, promptness, thoroughness, and transparency? I hope you will also seek other opportunities to raise this important issue with the UK Government, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
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