UAE evacuates 155 injured patients from Gaza

Thursday, 21 August 2025 06:21

By ARN News Staff

The UAE, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation, has carried out a medical evacuation from Gaza, transporting 155 patients and their families for treatment.

The flight departed from Ramon Airport in Israel via Karam Abu Salem crossing, national news agency Wam reported.

The critically wounded and injured patients have been transported to various hospitals in Abu Dhabi, while the other patients and their families have been provided accommodation at Emirates Humanitarian City, where they will receive medical care, under the supervision of specialised teams.

Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Development and International Organisations and Vice Chairman of the UAE Aid Agency, added that various medical, educational and cultural support will also be provided to the patients and their families.

It comes under the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to provide medical treatment for 1,000 Palestinian children and 1,000 cancer patients in the UAE.

So far, the UAE has evacuated 2,785 patients and their families since the start of the conflict in the enclave.

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