In the shadow of the virus threat, there are now signs that terror-stamped Hamas governing Gaza has begun negotiating with Israel about an upcoming prisoner exchange: The physician and epidemiologist Hatem Dabbakeh works for the Red Crescent in Gaza describes unrest in one of the world's most densely populated and at the same time most isolated areas in an interview SVT.
Gaza is wedged between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean. The thirteen-year blockade against Hamas has weakened health care. Recently, some 20 doctors from Gaza were taught methods of treating covid-19 at a hospital in Ashkelon, Israel.