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Turkish deputy PM complains of Israeli ‘difficulties’ in bringing injured Gazans to Ankara
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay says his country is facing “difficulties” in getting Israeli permission to transfer wounded Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Ankara, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reports.
Atalay told reporters that Turkish planes at Ben Gurion Airport were supposed to transport 40 injured Palestinians on Wednesday, but only 18 managed to receive the formal permissions.
The paper reports that there are currently 25 Gazans being treated at Turkish hospitals and the country hopes to bring that number up to 200.
Turkey is planning the next transfer of wounded Palestinians on August 19, according to the report.
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