Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
A wheelchair-bound Palestinian woman waits to undergo kidney dialysis at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City...
A wheelchair-bound Palestinian woman waits to undergo kidney dialysis at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City September 12, 2013. Cairo closed the Rafah crossing completely on Wednesday after assailants crashed two explosive-laden cars into a security building adjacent to the border zone, killing six Egyptian soldiers. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, said 1,000 patients a month required medical care in Egypt and in other countries. Rafah's closure, he said, would also affect the import of medication and prevent foreign doctors from visiting Gaza. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)