A doctor in the south of Gaza told i that people who had suffered spinal cord damage and fractures were among hundreds being evacuated
A doctor said 18 patients from his hospital were being evacuated as the Rafah border opened Doctors at the few hospitals still open in the conflict-ravaged Strip said they were prioritising those who cannot get the surgery they need because of a desperate lack of medical supplies and power.that 18 patients were being transferred from that hospital to Egypt for better care as fuel shortages forced hospitals to close.
The director of hospitals in Gaza, Mohammed Zakhut, submitted a list of more than 100 critically wounded people to be evacuated, with 81 approved, the Gaza director of Care international toldOf these, 76 patients crossed the border on Wednesday, Hiba Tibi confirmed, citing official figures circulated among aid staff.C-sections carried out without anaesthetic
Egypt’s health ministry said 16 medical evacuees had been transferred to hospitals in the northern Sinai region, 11 to Al Arish and five to Bir al-Abd. Egypt has also prepared a field hospital at Sheikh Zuweid, 15 km from Rafah, to treat evacuees from Gaza. Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila confirmed the director’s remarks in a statement, adding that this brings the total number of hospitals not operating right now in the Strip to 16 out of 35.
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