The UAE has also provided more than 43,000 tonnes of urgent aid, including food, medical, and relief supplies to the Palestinian people
More than 100 patients that have been evacuated from Gaza arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
They left Gaza using the Karam Abu Salem crossing and travelled to Israel's Ramon Airport for their onward flight to to the UAE capital
Among them were 86 critically injured and ill patients, including children and cancer patients in need of extensive treatment, along with 124 of their relatives
The evacuation was carried out in co-operation with the World Health Organisation
A child is visibly emotional after arriving in Abu Dhabi
To date, 2,127 patients and companions have been taken to the UAE from Gaza
The flight on Wednesday was the country's 22nd evacuation
The initiative to treat Palestinians who are injured or need cancer care was launched by President Sheikh Mohamed last year
Devastating war in the enclave has been ongoing since October 2023
The UAE has also provided more than 43,000 tonnes of urgent aid, including food, medical, and relief supplies to the Palestinian people
More than 100 patients that have been evacuated from Gaza arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
They left Gaza using the Karam Abu Salem crossing and travelled to Israel's Ramon Airport for their onward flight to to the UAE capital
Among them were 86 critically injured and ill patients, including children and cancer patients in need of extensive treatment, along with 124 of their relatives
The evacuation was carried out in co-operation with the World Health Organisation
A child is visibly emotional after arriving in Abu Dhabi
To date, 2,127 patients and companions have been taken to the UAE from Gaza
The flight on Wednesday was the country's 22nd evacuation
The initiative to treat Palestinians who are injured or need cancer care was launched by President Sheikh Mohamed last year
Devastating war in the enclave has been ongoing since October 2023
The UAE has also provided more than 43,000 tonnes of urgent aid, including food, medical, and relief supplies to the Palestinian people
