'Two weeks after her death I got a call': Gaza patients face agonising delays for evacuation
Summary
Patients in Gaza who need medical treatment abroad face long delays because of slow security checks and limited border crossings. Many patients, including Amina Abu al-Kas, died waiting for permission to leave, while thousands more remain on waiting lists.Key Facts
- Amina Abu al-Kas suffered from a severe infection that Gaza hospitals could not treat.
- After approval for medical evacuation, her family waited weeks before her paperwork was ready, but she died before being able to leave.
- Gaza’s health ministry reports about 300 Palestinians have died waiting for medical evacuation since last October.
- Around 15,000 Palestinians currently await permission to travel for medical treatment abroad.
- The World Health Organization helps coordinate patient transfers through Israeli and Egyptian border crossings.
- Since the ceasefire began over eight months ago, nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated for treatment outside Gaza.
- Patients need to pass security checks by several countries and get acceptance from hospitals abroad before traveling.
- The Rafah crossing with Egypt is open three days a week for departures; the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel allows medical evacuations only one day a week.
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