2023-11-27 15:31:28
The third batch of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived today, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, to treat 1,000 injured Palestinian children and treat 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip in hospitals in the UAE.
The plane coming from Al-Arish Airport in the Arab Republic of Egypt landed at Abu Dhabi Airport with 93 children on board who are in dire need of medical assistance and who suffer from severe injuries and burns, and cancer patients who need urgent treatment, along with 80 of their family companions.
Her Excellency Maha Barakat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Health Affairs, said: “This is the third trip, which is a translation of the good feelings that the people of the UAE have for the Palestinian brothers. It is an attempt to extend a hand of support to the most needy groups and to the medical sector that is suffering in the Gaza Strip.”
Her Excellency added that hospitals in the UAE will provide the injured and cancer patients with the highest levels of health care, explaining that humanitarian support will continue to alleviate the burden of our Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip who are living in tragic conditions.
Since the beginning of the crisis, the UAE has rushed to provide urgent humanitarian and relief aid and supplies to the Gaza Strip. In this regard, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, directed the provision of aid worth $20 million. His Highness also directed the establishment of a hospital. An integrated field operation inside the Gaza Strip as part of Operation “The Gallant Knight 3”. These initiatives embody the UAE’s approach and its historical commitment to supporting the Palestinian people and alleviating the severity of the humanitarian crisis they face, especially the most vulnerable groups, especially children, who constitute regarding half of the Gaza Strip’s population (more than a million children), which comes within the framework of the UAE’s positions. Firm brotherhood towards our Palestinian brothers.
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