
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said his organisation and partners facilitated the medical evacuation of four patients and five companions to Jordan, as well as six child patients and five companions to the US.
He added that more than 12,000 others still needed to be evacuated for treatment abroad.
Tedros urged Israel to increase the approval rate for medical evacuations, expedite the process of approvals, as well as allow all possible corridors and border crossings to be used for safe medical evacuations.
Today, @WHO and partners supported medical evacuation of four patients and five companions to #Jordan, and six children patients and five companions to the #USA where they will receive specialised health care.
Over 12,000 people in #Gaza still need medical evacuations. We… pic.twitter.com/RKcHFGG3bQ
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 8, 2025
Source: Al Jazeera
Israel killed 46 people across Gaza since dawn: Medical sources
At least 46 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip since dawn, medical sources have told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
According to the sources, 31 of those killed were due to Israeli attacks in the northern part of the enclave.
Source: Al Jazeera