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UAE, WHO start urgent medical evacuation of 148 Palestinians to Abu Dhabi

Published Aug 1, 2024 05:53 am

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Palestinian patients were evacuated to Abu Dhabi to receive emergency medical treatment. (WAM)

As part of its unwavering humanitarian commitment to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the UAE, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), announced an emergency initiative to evacuate 85 critically ill and injured people - including cancer patients in need of intensive care - along with 63 of their family members to Abu Dhabi from Ramon Airport in Israel via the Kerem Shalom crossing to receive medical care in hospitals in the UAE.
This initiative reflects the importance of urgent humanitarian intervention to save lives, and embodies the UAE’s strong commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza during the catastrophic conditions surrounding the Strip, as the UAE’s various lines of communication facilitated humanitarian efforts to provide support to the people of Gaza, and extend a helping hand to them in times of need.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said: “At this critical time, we cannot express the importance of this mission to evacuate the wounded and sick Palestinians to Abu Dhabi.

This unprecedented path reflects the gravity of the humanitarian situation and our commitment to alleviating the suffering of the people of the Gaza Strip and ensuring the delivery and distribution of relief aid through all available means, whether by land, sea or air. This initiative also confirms the UAE’s permanent and historic support for the Palestinian people based on our strong belief in the importance of providing immediate relief and promoting peace to confront the immense suffering.”

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Palestinian patients were evacuated to Abu Dhabi to receive emergency medical treatment. (WAM)


She highlighted the UAE’s reception of 709 patients from the Gaza Strip, in addition to 787 of their family members, to receive medical care in the country’s hospitals, as directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, “may God protect him,” to treat 2,000 injured and cancer patients from the Strip.
 
She added: “This expansion in the scope of the UAE’s efforts reflects our solidarity with the Palestinian people and our determination to alleviate their suffering and ensure the rapid, sustainable and unhindered delivery of aid on a large scale through all available means. The UAE also affirms its keenness and continued commitment to cooperating with international partners to ensure that aid reaches those most in need.”
 
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said: “We thank the UAE for its support in the mission to evacuate patients and wounded from the Gaza Strip to receive the urgent care they need.

“We also hope that this initiative will pave the way for the establishment of evacuation corridors through all available routes, including the Kerem Shalom crossing to Jordan and the Rafah crossing to Egypt, and from there to other countries. We also call for the resumption of evacuations to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, where thousands of patients are suffering. Most importantly, and as always, the World Health Organization calls for a ceasefire.”
 
The UAE has provided the Gaza Strip with more than 40,000 tons of urgent aid, including food, relief and medical supplies, via 8 ships, 337 flights, 50 airdrops and 1,271 trucks.

A few days ago, the fourth Emirati aid ship arrived at the port of Arish, carrying the eighth shipment of aid, with 5,340 tons of humanitarian supplies on board, the largest in weight since the start of the relief response operations in the sector. (Emirates News Agency)

 

 

 

 

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