From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 11, 2014
Turkey begins evacuating wounded Palestinians from Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President-elect and incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country has started to evacuate wounded people from Gaza to Turkey for treatment.
Erdogan did not provide details, but the state-run Anadolu Agency said a Turkish air ambulance left for Israel late on Sunday to transport four people to Turkey for treatment in hospitals in the capital Ankara. The agency said a child was among the wounded.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this week that Turkey was working to establish an air corridor to bring the seriously wounded to Turkey.
He tweeted a photo of the wounded this morning.
Gazze'deki insanlık dramında yaralanan 4 Filistinli kardeşimizi az önce Ankara'da karşıladık. pic.twitter.com/j44BmsMMzS
— Ahmet Davutoğlu (@Ahmet_Davutoglu) August 11, 2014
Erdogan made the announcement during a victory speech hours after he was elected president in Turkey’s first direct vote for the position.
The Times of Israel Community.