US lawmakers demand action on Gaza medical access US Representative Jim McGovern has called for the restoration of medical evacuations from Gaza, citing the death of a six-year-old Palestinian boy with leukaemia who, he said, died while awaiting approval to leave the territory for treatment. Announcing a letter signed by 61 members of Congress, McGovern said the child, identified as Ghazal, died before his medical evacuation request was approved. “In Gaza, no hospital is fully functional and Israeli approval is required to leave.