Palestinian man in Cork asks Government to evacuate mother from Gaza for cancer treatment

As Rafah reopens in limited form, a Cork-based Palestinian urges Ireland to act before delays cost his mother’s life

Chef Habib Al Ostaz: 'You can't stay silent watching your mum suffering.' Picture: Chani Anderson

A Palestinian man living in Cork is calling on the Irish Government to evacuate his sick mother from Gaza for urgent cancer care after the Rafah crossing finally reopened into Egypt on Monday.

Habib Al Ostaz’s 46-year-old mother has been unable to access chemotherapy or other treatments for her cancer throughout the war, with bomb-damaged hospitals and obliterated health centres unable to provide the care she needs with extremely limited medical supplies.