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Hamas calls for dismantling American field hospital for failing to provide needed services

Hamas refused to deal with the newly established American field hospital in the Gaza Strip and prohibited its citizens from visiting it, saying that the medical center is not providing services for difficult cases, such as cancer, as agreed upon in the truce understandings with Israel.

Palestinian protesters wounded during clashes with Israeli forces receive treatments from Red Crescent members in a field hospital during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Gaza city on June 22, 2018. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
Palestinian protesters wounded during clashes with Israeli forces receive treatment from Red Crescent members in a field hospital during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, June 22, 2018. — Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

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