Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st August. UN humanitarian affairs office said on Wednesday that thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza after the announced completion of Israeli ground operations in these areas earlier in the week, in a new update issued in New York.
It said that returnees have headed for several locations in the city, including central and eastern neighborhoods as well as the adjacent area of Bani Suhaila.
WHO reported that 85 sick and severely injured patients from Gaza were evacuated to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
The patients, 35 are children, were accompanied by more than 60 caregivers and family members. They were transferred from Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing.
OCHA noted the largest medical evacuation outside Gaza since October, WHO said, and it was done in partnership with the Emirati Government and other organizations.
WHO noted that more than 10,000 people still desperately need to be medically evacuated from Gaza.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said “We hope this paves the way for the establishment of evacuation corridors via all possible routes, including the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings to Egypt and Jordan, and from there to other countries”.
“We also call for evacuations to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to be restored. Thousands of sick people are suffering needlessly. Above all, and as always, we call for a ceasefire.”
OCHA also reported that attacks by Israeli forces and settlers continue to have a devastating impact on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Some 80 people, including two dozen children, were injured in just a single week (23-29 July), the agency said.
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