Gaza Blockade Puts People with Diabetes at Risk

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A pharmacy during the ongoing Israeli ground offensive in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, December 7, 2023. © 2023 Adel Hana/AP Photo Karim celebrated his 18th birthday this week. His father fears it will be his last. Karim, who lives in the Gaza Strip, has Type 1 diabetes; his body does not produce enough insulin, which regulates blood sugar. His medical insulin may run out next week and without it, he risks potentially life-threatening complications. On October 9, an Israeli airstrike hit a mosque near Karim’s family home in al-Shati camp in northern Gaza, killing three…

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