人权组织发布报告警告，以色列对巴勒斯坦自治政府的财政限制措施正在推动约旦河西岸医疗系统走向崩溃。[1]以色列财政部长本雅明·斯莫特里奇自去年停止向巴勒斯坦自治政府发送月度清算收入，自2023年加沙战争开始以来，以色列已累计扣留至少25亿美元。[1]这一政策导致约旦河西岸75%的公立医疗机构大幅削减运营，目前每周仅运营一至两次。[1]
医疗系统的困境还体现在医疗人权医生组织的移动诊所患者数上，过去两年患者数翻倍，从日均约250人增至约500人。[1]除财政压力外，以色列军方设置的检查站和道路封锁也严重阻碍了巴勒斯坦人获得医疗的能力，今年7月至少两名妇女因检查站关闭在救护车中分娩，其中一个婴儿死产。[1]此外，以色列今年早些时候撤销了超过三十个人道组织的执照，包括无国界医生组织，进一步限制了医疗服务的提供。[1]
A human rights organization has warned that Israel's financial policies are driving the West Bank healthcare system toward collapse [1]. The Israeli Finance Ministry has ceased transferring monthly clearance revenues to the Palestinian Authority since last year [1]. As of June this year, Israel has withheld at least $2.5 billion in revenue since 2023 [1].
The financial squeeze has severely impacted medical services across the region. Approximately 75 percent of public healthcare facilities in the West Bank have reduced operations, now running only one to two days per week [1]. The shortage of funding has left medical staff depleted and patients struggling to access medications and treatment [1]. Meanwhile, Israeli military checkpoints and road closures have further restricted Palestinians' ability to reach healthcare services [1].
The humanitarian toll has become increasingly severe. Patient numbers at mobile clinics operated by Doctors for Human Rights have doubled over the past two years, rising from an average of roughly 250 daily patients to about 500 [1]. In July of this year, at least two women gave birth in ambulances after checkpoints were sealed off, with one of the infants stillborn [1]. Additionally, Israel revoked licenses for more than thirty humanitarian organizations earlier this year, including Doctors Without Borders [1].