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1,000 Die Waiting for Medical Evacuations from Gaza

12/19/2025

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  • The World Health Organization (WHO) reported over 1,000 patients have died waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza in the past 18 months.
  • WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that since the war began, over 10,600 patients, including more than 5,600 children, have been evacuated.
  • Doctors Without Borders (MSF) highlighted that critical cases face delays or denials, resulting in fatalities.
  • MSF urged Israeli authorities to facilitate evacuations and called for more countries to accept medical evacuees.