The leader of the World Health Organization is happy about the decision to send severely injured individuals from Gaza to Egypt.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on social media that he has been working with Egypt’s Health Ministry to plan and provide assistance for medical evacuations, and this support will continue.
He says: “We need to quickly increase the amount of medical help that is allowed to go into Gaza. ” We need to keep hospitals safe from being attacked and used for military purposes.
The gate between Gaza and Egypt is now open for the first time in over three weeks since Israel’s blockade began.
So far, at least 20 people from Palestine who are sick and need medical help, and 110 people who have citizenship in two different countries, have left the area called Gaza.
About 88 injured Palestinians and approximately 500 foreigners will be allowed to leave in the initial stage.
In Gaza, the phone and internet services are completely turned off, according to the provider Paltel.
Israel says that 11 soldiers died on Tuesday during fighting in Gaza. This brings the total number of Israeli military deaths since October 7th to 326.
Israel has been attacking Gaza since the 7 October when Hamas carried out attacks, resulting in the deaths of 1,400 people. Additionally, 239 people were taken as hostages.
The health ministry in Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas, has announced that over 8,700 individuals have died as a result of Israel’s bombing in retaliation.