WHO leads first medical evacuations from Gaza Strip since ceasefire

The World Health Organization (WHO) led the medical evacuation of 41 critical patients and 145 companions out of Gaza – a first since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on 10 October.

Many suffer from injuries sustained during the two-year-long conflict that killed more than 68,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians. Others have chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease that the enclave’s decimated health system cannot cope…