Twenty-nine premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa hospital in Gaza they came to Egypt through the border crossing Rafah, Egyptian state media Al Qahera News reported.
The you drink They were evacuated on Sunday from the hospital center, which World Health Organization (WHO) described as a “death zone”, to be taken to the hospital United Arab Emirates in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Total, 31 premature babies were evacuated from Al Shifabut there were no immediate explanations as to why only 29 reached Egypt.
Al Qahera News television station stated that infants They are in incubators connected to medical equipment.
In principle, the El Arish hospitalabout 45 kilometers to the west of Rafah will not be able to accommodate all the babies, a medical source told AFP, adding that some will be transferred to Ismailia (200 km) or the capital, Cairo (300 km).
The WHO, which participated in the evacuation of the babies to the hospital in Emirates in Rafahstated on Sunday that “eleven of them are in critical condition” and that all of them suffer from “serious infections.”
Evacuated babies are not accompanied by their families
He israeli army launched an operation on Wednesday in Al Shifa and accused Hamas to hide a base in the hospital complex.
Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel on October 7 that left near 1,200 deadaccording to Israeli authorities.
The Israeli army carries out a response offensive in the Gaza Stripwhere at least 13,000 people died, including 5,500 minors, according to the Hamas government.
Source: Ambito
