PHRI Webinar to Address Medical Evacuations and Healthcare Access in Gaza
Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) will host an upcoming webinar titled “Lifeline Denied”, focusing on the urgent need to restore a medical evacuation corridor between Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The event will examine the impact of ongoing restrictions on medical evacuations and humanitarian access, alongside the broader destruction of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure. According to PHRI, more than 18,000 patients in Gaza are currently unable to access essential or lifesaving medical treatment due to the collapse of healthcare services and limitations on movement and aid entry.
Event Details
Title: Lifeline Denied
Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM Jerusalem | 7:00 PM CET | 1:00 PM EDT
Format: Online Webinar
The webinar will bring together medical professionals, legal advocates, and humanitarian experts to discuss the humanitarian and legal dimensions of healthcare access during the ongoing conflict.
Featured speakers include Dr. Ambereen Sleemi, a urogynecologist who worked in Gaza during 2025, and Dr. Fadi Mizyed, Chief Executive Officer of Augusta Victoria Hospital. The discussion will also include insights from Keren Shavit, Project Coordinator at PHRI, as well as a recorded testimony from Hussain Matar, a cancer patient from Gaza City.
The session will be moderated by Mays Medleg, Head of International Advocacy at PHRI.
Organizers state that the webinar will also address PHRI’s legal petition to the Israeli High Court challenging policies that have blocked medical evacuation routes for patients seeking treatment outside Gaza. The discussion aims to highlight the humanitarian consequences of restricted medical access and the need for a sustainable and functioning medical corridor within the occupied Palestinian territories.
Registration for the webinar is available here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3017769409190/WN_reFp5Ly2Rs6CAoOr09jK4Q#/registration