Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, says Iran-backed group in Yemen would be targeted by Israeli military after recent attacks on IsraelPalestinian health authorities say 45 people have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip for hospital treatment in the United Arab Emirates.
They left the European hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis early on Tuesday, Associated Press reports, and travelled through the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Israel.
The patients are accompanied by over 100 of their relatives, according to the hospital.
Among them was a 10-year-old boy, Abdullah Abu Yousef, suffering from kidney failure. The child was accompanied by his sister after the Israeli authorities rejected his mother’s application to join him. Israel says it screens escorts for security.
“The boy is sick,” said his mother, Abeer Abu Yousef. “He requires hemodialysis three to four days a week.”
The Health Ministry says several thousand Palestinians in Gaza need medical treatment abroad.Israel has controlled all entry and exit points since capturing the southern city of Rafah in May. Continue reading…
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Author : Harry Taylor
Publish date : 2024-12-31 10:01:51
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