Sick children 4th batch leaves Rafah Crossing for treatment
Gaza - Saba:
The fourth batch of sick and wounded Palestinian children, along with their companions, on Wednesday began leaving the Gaza Strip through the Rafah land crossing to receive treatment abroad.
The Israeli occupation authorities had delayed sending a list of approvals for the exit of the wounded and sick from the Gaza Strip, which caused the travel of the fourth batch of them to be postponed.
The head of the pediatric department at Nasser Medical Hospital, Ahmed Al-Farra, explained in press statements that the wounded and sick were scheduled to travel from the Gaza Strip yesterday, but it was postponed until today due to the occupation's procrastination.
He stated that the Israeli side's criteria are selective and temperamental and do not depend on the severity of the patients' cases that need treatment abroad.
He said about 30 and 40 thousand cases in Gaza are waiting to be transferred for treatment outside the Strip; due to the Israeli war of extermination and chronic diseases.
Al-Farra added that the occupation did not allow the exit of the specified number of patients according to the agreement, which is 50 patients, as about ten percent of the cases were returned.
He continued, "According to the ceasefire agreement, 150 cases leave daily for treatment abroad, but the occupation has only allowed 38 patients to leave."
He touched on the fact that the occupation has not yet allowed the two categories of war wounded, civilians and military personnel, to leave for treatment abroad.
This postponed batch is the fourth batch of patients from the Gaza Strip scheduled to travel for treatment outside the Strip.
The evacuation of patients from the Gaza Strip with their companions began last Saturday, when 50 wounded and sick people left, followed by 46 patients the next day.
This is the first time that the Rafah crossing has been opened after the Israeli aggression that targeted the city of Rafah during the war of extermination, as the crossing was closed on May 7, 2024, in both directions.
Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Saba Yemen
2 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
WHO: 112 Palestinian children arrive at hospitals daily for malnutrition
Geneva - Saba: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that approximately 112 Palestinian children have been admitted to hospitals in the Gaza Strip daily for treatment for malnutrition since the beginning of this year, due to the stifling Israeli blockade. The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a press statement on Saturday: "The situation in Gaza, which is being subjected to intense Israeli attacks and a stifling blockade, has passed the stage of catastrophe." He added that 17 of the 36 hospitals in the Strip are partially functioning, noting that there is no hospital in northern Gaza or in Rafah in the south. He noted that 500 people were "killed" while trying to obtain food at humanitarian aid distribution points operated by the United States and Israel, not including the United Nations. He stated that the World Health Organization had "very limited" access to Gaza this week for the first time since March 2. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
6 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
Gov't media: Malnutrition kills 66 children so far
Gaza - Saba: The government media office in Gaza announced on Saturday that the number of children killed as a result of malnutrition has risen to 66, due to the closure of crossings, the tightening of the blockade, and the prevention of the entry of milk, nutritional supplements, and food. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the office expressed deep concern and condemnation over the rising number of children killed as a result of severe malnutrition, reaching 66 children. This is due to the continued closure of crossings by the Zionist enemy and the prevention of the entry of baby milk and nutritional supplements intended for vulnerable and vulnerable groups, especially infants and the sick. The office stated that this behavior constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity, revealing the deliberate use of starvation by the "Israeli" enemy as a weapon to exterminate civilians, especially children, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. The office strongly condemned this ongoing crime against childhood in the Gaza Strip, denouncing the shameful international silence regarding the suffering of children who are left to suffer from hunger, disease, and slow death. The office held the "Israeli" enemy fully responsible for this catastrophe, and held the countries supporting and complicit in the crime of genocide, primarily the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, responsible for their active participation in these grave violations. He called on the international community, the United Nations, and Arab and Islamic countries to urgently intervene and pressure the enemy to open the crossings immediately, allow food and medical supplies to enter, and save the remaining children and patients before it is too late. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
9 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
Zionist aggression toll tops 56,412 martyrs
Gaza - Saba: The death toll from the Israeli victims in the Gaza Strip has risen to 56,412 martyrs and 133,054 injuries as of Saturday, since October 7, 2023. The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in its daily statistical report on the number of martyrs and wounded resulting from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip - received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) - stated that 81 martyrs and 422 injuries were received by Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours. It also reported that since March 18, 2025, the toll has reached 6,089 martyrs and 21,013 injuries. The Ministry pointed out that a number of victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, where ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them. Facebook Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
