Sessiz katil: Gazze’de insan hakları ihlallerinin bir aracı olarak “Medicide”

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: Special Issue on Gaza, 80 - 88, 28.12.2024

Melih Çamcı , Nourhan Hassanien , Leen El Khateeb

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1569555

Abstract

İsrail ordusunun 7 Ekim 2023’ten itibaren Gazze’ye yönelik saldırıları, sağlık hizmetlerini ciddi şekilde etkilemiş; tıbbi altyapının yıkımı, sağlık çalışanlarını hedefleyen saldırılar ve tıbbi yardımların engellenmesi gibi olaylarla sonuçlanmıştır. Bu eylemler, mevcut sağlık sorunlarını daha da derinleştirerek yeni sorunlar yaratmış ve Gazze’nin zaten kırılgan olan sağlık sistemini neredeyse tamamen işlevsiz hale getirmiştir. Bu çalışma, sağlık altyapısının çok yönlü tahribatını inceleyerek, bu eylemlerin sağlık sistemini işlevsiz hale getirmeyi amaçlayan kasıtlı bir savaş stratejisi olduğunu savunmaktadır. Medicide olarak adlandırılan bu olgu, bir sağlık sisteminin tamamının veya bir bölümünün, hastaların ve yaralıların hayatlarını kurtarmak ve sürdürmek için gerekli koşulları kasten yok etme amacıyla sistematik bir şekilde tahrip edilmesi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, bu yıkımın Gazze halkı üzerindeki uzun vadeli psikolojik ve fiziksel etkileri ele alınmaktadır.

Keywords

Afetler, insan hakları, sağlık tesisleri, sağlık sistemleri, savaş suçları

The silent kill: “Medicide” as an instrument of human rights abuses in Gaza

Abstract

The Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, have severely impacted healthcare, including the destruction of medical infrastructure, targeted assaults on healthcare workers, and the obstruction of medical aid. These actions have resulted in a profound humanitarian crisis, exacerbating existing health challenges and creating new ones, while dismantling Gaza’s already fragile healthcare system. This study examines the multi-faceted destruction of the healthcare infrastructure, arguing that these actions constitute a deliberate strategy of warfare aimed at incapacitating the healthcare system. This phenomenon, termed medicide —a portmanteau of “medicine” and “human rights abuses,” refers to the systematic destruction of a healthcare system, wholly or partially, with the intent of impairing or eliminating the conditions necessary to save and sustain the lives of the sick and injured — is explored within the context of its long-term psychological and physical toll on the Gazan population.

Keywords

Disasters, human rights, health facilities, healthcare systems, war crimes

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