Medical patients left Gaza as Rafa Crossing after eight months

Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, a main entry for the region and exit points, have been reopened after eight months to allow sick and injured Palestinians to get medical treatment in Egypt to obtain medical treatment.

According to the Hamas-Interested Health Ministry, fifty patients, including children suffering from cancer, entered Egypt to use medical care.

The crossing was closed as the Gaza Paksha was controlled by the Israeli army in May last year.

An important drain for assistance, the major gateway, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been reopened as part of the hostage deal.

The withdrawal footage shows Palestinian children arriving at the border crossing in stretcher and ambulances.

Mai Khadher Abdul Gani, whose son, Matasem Bilah Rami Nabil Sammaur has a rare autoimmune disease, said, “We are waiting for this day,”

He said that his son was kept in deep care at Nasir Hospital in Gaza and was suffering from severe pain in the last three months.

“Thank God that his name was included in the referral for treatment. I hope his pain ended after receiving proper treatment,” he said.

He said that treatment of the disease was not available in Gaza due to the closure of crossing, lack of drug and healthcare.

His son said that he was in a lot of pain waiting to be referred to in a hospital in Egypt.

“I have serious difficulty, I have ulcers in my mouth, and I have difficulty eating, drinking and everything,” he said.

Mohammad Abu Jalala was also with relatives crossing the border for medical treatment. He said that his niece Lara Abu Jalala suffered serious injuries on his feet after the bombing, killing his parents and three brothers.

He said, “One leg was so badly damaged that he had to disorganize. We tried to avoid dissection, but it was to be demonstrated because there was gangrene in the foot bone,” he said. “The other is still injured and requires treatment, and dissection requires follow -up and treatment.”

Talking to the BBC from the crossing, the Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) for West Bank and Gaza, Dr. Rick Peppercorn described the withdrawal as a “systematic” and “slow” process.

He said, “Ambulances are going one by one, with the first non-moving patients, then going with patients and companions. They will be investigated and then will go to Egypt’s favor,” he said.

They estimate that 14,000 people need access to treatment that they cannot find in Gaza.

The WHO estimates that half of the injuries of patients are related to “war and trauma injuries, Emputes, spinal injuries, which will require many operations and special rehabilitation,” he said, suffering from other half chronic diseases Are.

“About 5,000 of them hope to have children.”

Kaza Kalas, head of the European Union’s foreign policy, said on Friday that the block had deployed a monitoring mission in the crossing.

“It will support Palestinian border personnel and allow the transfer of individuals out of the Gaza, which requires medical care,” he wrote on X.

Rafa Crossing is the southern post to exit Gaza. There are Gaza Strip and only two other border crossings – Erase, a crossing in Israel in North Gaza, which is for people, and a completely commercial goods with Israel in Carem Shalom, Southern Gaza.

Hamas -run Health Ministry says more than 47,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli military aggressive in Gaza.

About 1,200 people came aggressive after being killed and 251 were taken back when Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023.

Since the ceasefire began on January 19, the reopening of Rafa crossing, Israel and Hamas carried out their fourth hostage release and prisoner swap.

Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners and prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages – Yardon Bibas, Terlon and Keith Seaggle.