Israel says 127 people, most of them children, left Gaza for medical care in UAE

Israel says that 127 Gazans, most of them children, departed the Strip with their caregivers for medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates yesterday.

COGAT, the Israeli department in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza, says the Palestinians left the enclave after security checks at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, and then were flown to the UAE.

COGAT says that in recent months, 1,055 patients and their caregivers have left Gaza through the crossing and flown to 13 different nations for medical care.

“The State of Israel is thankful for the UAE’s leadership of this important humanitarian project, as it is for all the humanitarian efforts advanced in the Gaza Strip by international aid organizations and third countries in coordination with Israel since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip,” a statement reads.

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