Gaza City, September 14 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization said Thursday it had evacuated about 100 people in need of medical treatment from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates, and called for regular evacuations to resume after Israel’s assault decimated Gaza’s health system.
This is a cancer patient awaiting evacuation, Bayan Munir Abu Sultan, told reporters: “I’m suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and this type of cancer spreads very quickly. In one or two months, it spreads throughout your entire body, unlike other types of cancer. My trip was extremely tiring, and I came here to the south so I can travel and get treated outside the country, by God’s will.”
In other news, Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 people across Gaza today as UN chief António Guterres is once again calling for an immediate ceasefire following Israel’s massacre at the U.N.-run al-Jaouni school which killed at least 18 people Wednesday, including six U.N. employees — the deadliest day in UNRWA’s history.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 25% of Palestinians in Gaza wounded by Israel’s ongoing assault have “life-changing” injuries.
The United Nations is warning that the Palestinian economy — which was already devastated before October 7th due to Israel’s occupation and blockade — is now “in freefall” and could completely collapse.
