Israeli forces arrest Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’

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Israeli forces arrested Dr. Mazen Al-Rantisi, a 71-year-old Palestinian physician known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, during a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank. The arrest sparked widespread condemnation given his reputation as the “doctor of the poor.”

Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a 71-year-old physician well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West Bank Israeli forces on Sunday arrested a prominent 71-year-old Palestinian physician known as the “doctor of the poor” in a pre-dawn raid on his home in the occupied West Bank, prompting widespread condemnation. Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a physician widely known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested before dawn at his home in the al-Tira neighbourhood of Ramallah. Continue reading...