Gaza War - Injured minors from the Gaza War come to Spain
Overall, 16 severely ill minors from the GazStrip are set to be treated in Spanish hospitals. A Lazarus machine of type A400M from the German Air Force has already been flown to the Egyptian capital Cairo to bring the children and adolescents, as well as 27 family members, to Madrid, the Defense Ministry announced in response to an inquiry. These patients are reportedly suffering from severe war injuries, as well as a cancer patient and a patient with a serious heart condition. The 16 children and adolescents were allegedly evacuated from the GazStrip to Egypt earlier.
The need for medical aid for civilians in the GazStrip, especially for children and adolescents, is enormous. According to the WHO chief in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, some 5,000 injured children from the GazStrip have been evacuated so far. Since early May, the Rafah crossing to Egypt has been closed due to fighting. Therefore, some 10,000 more injured minors are still waiting to leave the GazStrip for medical treatment abroad. Few have managed to do so since then. About 20 cancer-stricken children were able to leave the GazStrip for Egypt at the end of June through another border crossing.
According to the health authority controlled by Hamas in the GazStrip, some 39,000 people have been killed and nearly 90,000 injured in the Strip since the war began on October 7, 2020. The healthcare system in the area has been largely destroyed by the war damage.
The cause of the Gaza War was the unprecedented massacre committed by terrorists from Hamas and other groups in Israel on October 7, 2020, resulting in over 1,200 deaths. Israel responded with massive air raids and a ground offensive. Facing the high number of civilian casualties and the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, Israel is increasingly under international criticism.
- Spain, in response to the situation, has agreed to treat 16 severely ill minors from the Gaza Strip in its hospitals.
- The German Air Force's Lazarus machine, an A400M, was flown to Cairo to transport these children, along with 27 family members, to Madrid.
- The Egyptian capital, Cairo, served as a stopover for the evacuation, as the Rafah crossing to Egypt had been closed due to conflicts since early May.
- The World Health Organization's chief in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that over 5,000 injured children from the Gaza Strip have been evacuated so far, with thousands more still waiting for medical treatment abroad.
- The Palestinian territories, specifically the Gaza Strip, have been plagued by conflicts, resulting in a reported 39,000 deaths and nearly 90,000 injuries since the war began in October 2020.
- The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been severely damaged by the war, leaving the region in dire need of medical aid.
- Israel, the target of the Gaza War initiated by Hamas and other groups, has faced international criticism due to the high number of civilian casualties and the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip.
