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Child cancer patients transferred from Gaza to Egypt for treatment

An Egyptian Red Crescent official in North Sinai said on Thursday.

• June 27, 2024
Children in damaged Gaza hospital
Children in damaged Gaza hospital[Credit: Al Jazeera]

Some 21 children suffering from cancer have been transferred from Gaza to Egypt, the first time Palestinian patients have left the territory in nearly two months.

An Egyptian Red Crescent official in North Sinai said on Thursday.

The patients were transferred through the Kerem Shalom crossing under the supervision of the World Health Organisation.

The official said the child would be treated at an Egyptian hospital.

On May 7, Israel took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in an operation that halted the movement of people and aid deliveries.

Since then, Egypt has repeatedly said it will not coordinate aid transports through Rafah until the Israeli forces withdraw.

In late May, Cairo resumed aid delivery through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing following an agreement between Egypt and the United States.

(dpa/NAN)

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