Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said on this occasion: “The evacuation operation, which is the second from Ramon Airport, comes within the framework of the efforts made by the State of The UAE To provide advanced health care to injured Palestinians.”
She added: “This new mission to evacuate wounded and sick Palestinians confirms the UAE’s firm commitment to support Palestinian people During the catastrophic conditions facing the sector, we will continue to work diligently with international partners and the United Nations, and play a leading role to double and support efforts to alleviate this humanitarian disaster,” according to the Emirates News Agency.
For his part, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, said: To the World Health Organization“We express our appreciation once again to the UAE for its support in evacuating patients and injured people from the Gaza Strip. Gaza To receive the urgent care they need, we hope that this and other initiatives will enhance the available capabilities, which could lead to more evacuations for a greater number of individuals. The World Health Organization also reiterates its call for a ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the crisis, the UAE has made strenuous efforts to enhance the relief response towards the injured and sick Palestinians and support them in the critical circumstances they are going through. It has evacuated 1,665 patients and their companions in previous initiatives, bringing the number of patients and their companions to 1,917 patients and their companions with today’s plane.
The UAE provided more than 40,000 tons of urgent aid, including food, medical and relief supplies, via 10 ships, 1,300 trucks, 316 aircraft and 104 airdrops as part of Operation “Birds of Goodness,” in which more than 3,450 tons were dropped from the air over northern Gaza.
