31 premature babies are evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital, but scores of trauma patients remain
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The World Health Organization says 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” have been evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital and will be transferred to Egypt on Monday for specialized care.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials said 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were transferred safely Sunday from Gaza ‘s main hospital and will go to Egypt, while over 250 patients with severely infected wounds and other urgent conditions remained stranded days after Israeli forces entered the compound to look for Hamas operations there.

  • honeyhunter@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    814·
    1 year ago

    Hamas controls Shifa and we hear about 2 premature babies dying, and fuel and evacuations being blocked. Israel has control and now we get reports that premature babies are being safely evacuated.

    • livus@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      Well of course, it was a PR disaster for the IDF. Four have died, they have to let the Red Crescent take them before the rest die.

      The ones being evacuated are in a really bad condition:

      On Sunday the 31 surviving babies were evacuated by the Red Crescent in coordination with the UN.

      World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the babies were “very sick”, had been moved under “extremely intense and high-risk security conditions”, and were now “receiving urgent care in the neonatal intensive care unit” in Rafah.

      Dr Mohammad Zaqout, general director of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, told AP some of the babies were dehydrated or had developed gastritis due to unsanitised water. Lack of medications had caused others to develop sepsis, and some had hypothermia as they could not be placed in incubators.

      BBC.

      They have also lost track of some of the parents.