More wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients have arrived in the UAE
Patients evacuated from Gaza as part of ongoing relief efforts
Dozens more wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients have arrived in the UAE for medical treatment. A group of 28 patients, accompanied by 35 family members, was evacuated from Gaza and transported to the Emirates from Al Arish Airport in Egypt. They landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport on Friday night and were taken to local hospitals. This marks the eighth group of Gazans to arrive in the UAE for treatment as part of a humanitarian initiative supporting the Palestinian people during the Israel-Gaza war.
President Sheikh Mohamed announced that the UAE would provide treatment for 1,000 injured Palestinian children and 1,000 cancer patients as part of the relief campaign. The patients praised the UAE’s “unique model” in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people.
In addition to medical assistance, the UAE has increased the capacity of its desalination plants on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border with the Gaza Strip. Inaugurated by Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, Minister of State, the expanded plants will supply 4.5 million litres of clean drinking water per day to Gazans.
The Israel-Gaza war, now in its fourth month, has resulted in more than 9,600 children being killed, with 45,000 rockets and bombs used in attacks on the enclave since October 7. The overall death toll in Gaza has surpassed 22,300, with more than 57,000 recorded injuries. According to the Hamas government’s media office, 1.9 million people have been displaced, and Israel has used 65,000 tonnes of explosives, damaging 290,000 homes.
