"The World Health Organization oversaw the medical evacuation of 35 patients, most of them children, from Gaza to Jordan, accompanied by 72 family members," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the X platform tonight.
He added, "We are grateful to the Jordanian government for its continued support and provision of specialized care to critically ill patients."
He continued, "More than 10,000 people in Gaza still need medical evacuation." He added, "We urge more countries to accept patients for medical evacuation, as their lives depend on it. Many are waiting."
The organization renewed its call for the expansion of medical corridors, including the full resumption of the traditional referral route to hospitals in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which existed before the war. It added that at current rates, it will take years to evacuate all Gaza patients in need of treatment.
The World Health Organization says airstrikes and shortages of medical supplies, food, water, and fuel in Gaza have "nearly completely depleted" the already under-resourced healthcare system, with many hospitals out of service and other facilities barely functioning.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The genocide left more than 198,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands were displaced, and famine claimed the lives of many, including dozens of children.
