WHO evacuates 85 patients and companions from Gaza for treatment abroad

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The World Health Organization evacuated 85 patients and their companions from Gaza via the Rafah border crossing for medical treatment abroad. This operation, assisted by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, is critical amid ongoing conflict and restricted access in the Gaza Strip.

WHO evacuates 85 patients and companions from Gaza for treatment abroad The World Health Organization evacuated 85 people from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for medical treatment abroad, with assistance from the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The evacuation included 30 patients and 55 companions, and began at the society's Al-Mawasi field hospital in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine News Agency. The WHO facilitated their transfer through the Rafah border crossing, which is controlled by Israeli forces on the Palestinian side and by Egypt.

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