12,000 patients in need of urgent medical evacuation from Gaza: UN

Only 229 critical patients, along with 316 companions, have been exceptionally medically evacuated from Gaza since the closure of the Rafah Crossing in early May.

An injured Palestinian child in a wheelchair is seen as relatives of the Palestinians who died as a result of Israeli attack on the Nuseirat Refugee Camp mourn as brought to the al-Awda Hospital for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on September 21, 2024. [Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency]

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