Under Lockdown and Occupation, Palestinians Fear a COVID-19 Catastrophe

Dalia HatuqaApr 13, 2020

Palestinian health workers spray disinfectant in a residential area to try and limit the spread of the coronavirus, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, April 9, 2020 (Photo by Yousef Masoud for Sipa via AP Images).

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RAMALLAH, West Bank—The coronavirus came quietly to Gaza on March 21. Two residents who had returned from Pakistan via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt were diagnosed with COVID-19, sending waves of shock and fear across the Palestinian territories. The outbreak started out small in the West Bank, as well. Seven Palestinians who had interacted with a group of tourists visiting Bethlehem on March 5 were confirmed to have the novel coronavirus. Authorities quickly scrambled to implement a containment strategy for Jesus’ biblical birthplace, and imposed a lockdown on the entirety of the West Bank on March 22. Movement between […]

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