UAE evacuates 57 patients from Gaza for urgent care

The United Arab Emirates has carried out an urgent medical evacuation for 57 patients from the Gaza Strip, accompanied by their family members, bringing the total number of those evacuated under the 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3' since October 2023 to 2,961 patients and companions.

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The UAE has provided them with medical treatment, reaffirming its leading global humanitarian role in alleviating civilian suffering, ensuring rapid recovery, promoting security and stability, and mitigating the adverse impacts of crises in such critical circumstances.

The evacuation mission was conducted via Ramon Airport in Israel and through the Karam Abu Salem crossing. This latest operation marks the 29th medical evacuation carried out by the UAE International Aid Agency in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to treat 1,000 wounded Palestinians and 1,000 cancer patients, providing them with the necessary medical care in hospitals across the country.

Israel said on Wednesday it was still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite pounding the enclave in retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with a day of bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people.