Published : 03-11-2017
A girl from the Yarmouk refugee camp died yesterday, November 1, as a result of the siege and lack of medical care.
AGPS’s correspondent said that the one-year-old infant, “Tuqa Youssef,” suffered from convulsion and a lack of oxygen, which led to her death, due to the lack of medical care and the siege imposed on Yarmouk camp by the Syrian regime and its affiliated factions.
The Group’s reporter noted that the girl’s case required her transfer to one of the hospitals in Damascus for treatment, however the unavailability of her transfer and the closure of Al-Orouba crossing between Yelda and the camp, led to the death of the child.
AGPS’s statistics reveal that 200 male and female Palestinian refugees have died as a result of malnutrition and the lack of medical care, most of which are from Yarmouk camp, due to the imposed siege.
The closure of all the ports and crossings leading to the Yarmouk camp, south of Damascus, has revived the fear of death due to hunger among the residents besieged by all parties, whether on the Syrian regime and its affiliated Palestinian factions side, which have imposed their siege on the camp for more than 1569 consecutive days, or the armed Syrian opposition groups in Yelda on the other hand, which has closed the camp’s only crossing over the past 16 days.
The fear expanded after the Syrian regime closed Al-Qadam’s crossing - Asaali, two days ago. It is considered one of the most important ports through which food and medicines are brought into the area of south Damascus.
According to AGPS’s correspondent, Yarmouk camp’s residents resorted to Al-Maazaneya barrier, dominated by the Syrian opposition, to buy food and medicine. He added that after the closure of the barrier, they noticed the disappearance of some food items from inside the camp and saw the return of the manifestations of the previous siege which led to the death of several of the camp’s residents, through the availability of weeds in the markets only.
In the meantime, the armed Syrian opposition forces are maintaining the closure of Al-Orouba crossing - Al-Nakhaeel Road, linking between Yelda and Yarmouk camp in south Damascus. The crossing which is considered the only source of food supplies for the camp’s residents, has been closed since 17th of October 2017, when clashes broke out between factions from the Palestinian Liberation Army in Yelda and ISIS in Yarmouk camp, after ISIS’s snipers targeted the camp.
This opened the door to greater suffering of the camp’s residents, where water and electricity were cut off and as a result, food and medical supplies were banned from entering. The residents have been prevented from leaving and entering the camp from its main entrances, which are controlled by the regime forces and the Palestinian factions affiliated to it. 197 refugees have died due to hunger and the lack of medical care.
More than 3000 families are still living in the camp, under non-humanitarian conditions. 35 of the families have been living under ISIS’s siege for more than a month, in the west side of Yarmouk, which is under the control of Al-Nusra Front.
A girl from the Yarmouk refugee camp died yesterday, November 1, as a result of the siege and lack of medical care.
AGPS’s correspondent said that the one-year-old infant, “Tuqa Youssef,” suffered from convulsion and a lack of oxygen, which led to her death, due to the lack of medical care and the siege imposed on Yarmouk camp by the Syrian regime and its affiliated factions.
The Group’s reporter noted that the girl’s case required her transfer to one of the hospitals in Damascus for treatment, however the unavailability of her transfer and the closure of Al-Orouba crossing between Yelda and the camp, led to the death of the child.
AGPS’s statistics reveal that 200 male and female Palestinian refugees have died as a result of malnutrition and the lack of medical care, most of which are from Yarmouk camp, due to the imposed siege.
The closure of all the ports and crossings leading to the Yarmouk camp, south of Damascus, has revived the fear of death due to hunger among the residents besieged by all parties, whether on the Syrian regime and its affiliated Palestinian factions side, which have imposed their siege on the camp for more than 1569 consecutive days, or the armed Syrian opposition groups in Yelda on the other hand, which has closed the camp’s only crossing over the past 16 days.
The fear expanded after the Syrian regime closed Al-Qadam’s crossing - Asaali, two days ago. It is considered one of the most important ports through which food and medicines are brought into the area of south Damascus.
According to AGPS’s correspondent, Yarmouk camp’s residents resorted to Al-Maazaneya barrier, dominated by the Syrian opposition, to buy food and medicine. He added that after the closure of the barrier, they noticed the disappearance of some food items from inside the camp and saw the return of the manifestations of the previous siege which led to the death of several of the camp’s residents, through the availability of weeds in the markets only.
In the meantime, the armed Syrian opposition forces are maintaining the closure of Al-Orouba crossing - Al-Nakhaeel Road, linking between Yelda and Yarmouk camp in south Damascus. The crossing which is considered the only source of food supplies for the camp’s residents, has been closed since 17th of October 2017, when clashes broke out between factions from the Palestinian Liberation Army in Yelda and ISIS in Yarmouk camp, after ISIS’s snipers targeted the camp.
This opened the door to greater suffering of the camp’s residents, where water and electricity were cut off and as a result, food and medical supplies were banned from entering. The residents have been prevented from leaving and entering the camp from its main entrances, which are controlled by the regime forces and the Palestinian factions affiliated to it. 197 refugees have died due to hunger and the lack of medical care.
More than 3000 families are still living in the camp, under non-humanitarian conditions. 35 of the families have been living under ISIS’s siege for more than a month, in the west side of Yarmouk, which is under the control of Al-Nusra Front.
