Palestinian Territories:
Gaza’s Hamas authorities suspended the evacuation of international passport holders to Egypt Saturday after Israel refused to permit some wounded Palestinians to be evacuated to Egyptian hospitals, a border official stated.
“No international passport holder will be capable of go away the Gaza Strip till wounded individuals who have to be evacuated from hospitals in north Gaza are transported by way of the Rafah crossing” to Egypt, the official stated on situation of anonymity.
An Egyptian safety supply confirmed to AFP that “no wounded particular person or holder of a international passport arrived on the Egyptian terminal” of Rafah on Saturday.
He stated the evacuation was suspended “after the bombing of ambulances transporting injured individuals who had been on their technique to the Egyptian terminal”.
On Friday, the Israeli military introduced it had struck an ambulance exterior Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest, saying it was “utilized by a Hamas terrorist cell”.
At the very least 15 individuals had been killed and 60 wounded within the strike, in line with the well being ministry in Gaza.
Israel launched a struggle in opposition to Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 assaults which claimed 1,400 lives — principally civilians — in line with Israel.
The Hamas-run well being ministry says air, land and sea assaults on Gaza have killed almost 9,500 Palestinians.
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