From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
More than 230 Gazans evacuated for medical care via Israel
Israel and the World Health Organization say more than 200 Gazans, both patients and their carers, were evacuated via Israel to the United Arab Emirates or Romania today for medical treatment.
In total, the group numbered some 230 people, according to the WHO and COGAT, the Israeli defense ministry body responsible for civil affairs coordination with the Palestinians.
“This is the largest number of patients and caregivers who have left through the Kerem Shalom crossing in recent months,” COGAT says in a statement.
The operation was carried out in cooperation with the UAE, the European Union and the WHO, it adds.
The WHO says the “patients included those with autoimmune diseases, blood diseases, cancer, kidney conditions and trauma injuries.”
The patients were transferred from Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel, and then to Ramon Airport near Eilat in southern Israel.
In a joint operation with the UAE and EU, we facilitated the safe passage of 231 patients and caregivers from Gaza to receive medical treatment abroad today.
The 231 patients and caregivers left Gaza via the Kerem Shalom Crossing and the Ramon Airport to receive medical… pic.twitter.com/sNyvXQdOGV
— COGAT (@cogatonline) November 6, 2024
