Gaza children dying as they wait for Israel to enable evacuations
Summary
The article discusses the urgent medical needs of children and other patients in Gaza who are unable to leave for treatment due to border restrictions. A ceasefire has allowed some medical evacuations, but the World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing for more, highlighting Israel's control over key border crossings. Israel has kept the Gaza border with Egypt closed, linking its reopening to conditions under the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.Key Facts
- Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed and lack adequate facilities after two years of war.
- Approximately 15,000 patients in Gaza require urgent medical evacuations, according to the WHO.
- A limited number of patients have been evacuated to hospitals abroad since the ceasefire began.
- The WHO wants to increase medical evacuations, including through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
- Israel has kept the Rafah crossing closed, pending conditions related to the ceasefire with Hamas.
- The WHO head and EU officials have called for allowing Gazan patients to receive treatment in the West Bank.
- Some patients have already been taken to Jordan for medical care since the ceasefire through another crossing.
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