GAZA, January 5, 2008 (WAFA) - A Cancer patient died on Saturday morning after Israeli authorities prevented her from leaving the Gaza Strip for treatment, medical sources in Gaza said.

The sources said that Aisha al-Jamal 73, who suffered from lung cancer, was not allowed to leave Gaza to get treatment in Israel or the West Bank.

The Israeli army has imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip since June 2007, leaving the 1.5 million Palestinians living under severe conditions.