Second flight of injured Palestinians lands in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, The Gulf Observer: The second batch of Palestinian children injured in the war raging on in Gaza has landed in the UAE, Abu Dhabi for treatment at Emirati hospitals. Flight from Abu Dhabi land at Al Arish international airport in Egypt, evacuate the children and return to Abu Dhabi in less than 15 hours. The children sustained war injuries ranging from fractures to burns, some are suffering from cancer.

More than 50 passengers, including medical volunteers and cabin crew, touched down at Al Arish at 5.45pm local time (7.45pm UAE time). Once the patients were transported in ambulances onto the tarmac, medical volunteers alighted and checked the status of each person.

After the patients were checked and stabilized, they were loaded onto the plane – a procedure that required patience and precision and took over 5 hours.

Earlier this month, the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued an urgent directive to provide medical treatment for 1,000 Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip. The UAE also offered to treat 1,000 cancer patients in its hospitals after the healthcare system in the city collapsed amid continued bombing by Israel.