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WHO evacuates 213 patients from Gaza for treatment abroad

Published: 26 Oct 2025 - 11:56 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2025 - 12:19 am
Palestinians sit by the fire in their makeshift shelter in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Palestinians sit by the fire in their makeshift shelter in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

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Gaza: The World Health Organization (WHO) evacuated 213 patients and their companions from the Gaza Strip today via the Kerem Shalom crossing, southeast of the Strip, to receive medical treatment abroad.

Palestine's news agency (WAFA) reported that the Palestinian Red Crescent's crews participated in evacuating 213 patients and their companions from the Gaza Strip for treatment in Jordan and several European countries.

This evacuation is part of a series of medical evacuations carried out by the World Health Organization. 

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