An-Najah News - Nablus - Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon warned that Israel is failing to fulfill its responsibilities to Palestinians living in Occupied East Jerusalem as coronavirus continues to spread. He accused the Israeli Ministry Health of neglecting Palestinian hospitals in the eastern part of the city, after it failed to deliver essential equipment it promised to provide. He sent a letter to the Health Ministry Director General saying: “I would like to warn you regarding the serious shortage of medical equipment at the hospitals in East Jerusalem, particularly protective equipment and equipment to conduct coronavirus testing. This is despite repeated promises on the part of your (ministry).” 

Leon warned that the health care system in Jerusalem as a whole could collapse – “In light of the inability of the hospitals in the east of the city to sustain the concerted efforts by all hospitals during this period.” 

Abdel Qader Husseini, the president of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network, said “Israel, as an occupying power, is responsible for the health of Palestinians yet its health officials have done little to help.”