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US lawmakers demand action on Gaza medical access
US lawmakers demand the restoration of medical evacuations from Gaza after a six-year-old Palestinian boy with leukemia, named Ghazal, died awaiting approval to leave for treatment. The lawmakers highlighted that no hospital in Gaza is fully functional and Israeli approval is required to exit, urging the Trump administration to establish a medical evacuation corridor.
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