Fleet from Gaza evacuated for urgent medical care

Fleet from Gaza evacuated for urgent medical care

The evacuation of Habiba al-Saskari

The two-year-old Habiba al-Saskari was brought out of the besieged Palestinian area after a huge commitment at the "highest level" in Amman, a Jordan civil servant who is familiar with the negotiations. Israel had originally approved the treatment of Habiba abroad last month, but had refused approval for medical evacuations for more than two weeks, report international aid organizations.

medical necessity and challenges

doctors assume that Habiba suffers from a protein-C deficiency-a rare but easy-to-treat genetic disease that leads to excessive blood clotting. They warned that the child could probably lose their right leg and possibly also arms. However, thousands of children like Habiba cannot get a life -saving treatment in Gaza, since the medical system was paralyzed by Israel due to more than 15 months.

The emotionally charged moment in the hospital

after a Report of cnn decided Jordan, after her To evacuate amman for urgent medical treatment. However, Israel prompted a delay in the mission. On Thursday, Habiba was brought to the intensive care unit of the Nasser Hospital in Gaza with pneumonia. Her heart stopped twice, reporting her mother and the health workers they revived. On Sunday, Israel continued the approval for evacuation and refused to provide her mother Rana.

The relentless efforts to evacuate

Jordanian officials worked to maintain Israeli approval so that Rana Habiba and her ten -year -old brother can accompany so Heib. In order to save Habiba a long and dangerous journey, Jordan had requested an air bridge by the military, which Israel rejected. On Sunday, Israel then approved the trip, but revoked his permission at the last moment. Finally, the entire family received approval on Monday morning to leave Gaza.

The importance of humanitarian support

The evacuation of Habiba was described as unnecessarily difficult. "We tirelessly worked every day to get Habiba out. It was persecuted in Jordan at the highest level," said a high -ranking official. Cogat, the Israeli aid agency, recognized on Monday: "Israel approved the departure of Habiba Mahmoud Abd al-Nasser Askari to Jordan for medical treatment, accompanied by her mother and ten-year-old brother."

The current humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The military campaign of Israel since Hamas's attacks on October 7, 2023, caused entire families, caused hunger and illnesses and destroyed the medical infrastructure in Gaza. After a fragile ceasefire and a hostage liberation agreement between Israel and Hamas on January 19, Palestinians say that they are fighting to cope with the psychological trauma and physical destruction that was caused by more than a year.

life -saving evacuations and humanitarian situation

On Monday, Habiba, together with her family, was first transported in an ambulance from the Gaza Ministry of Health for the border crossing Kerem Shalom with Israel and handed over to a Jordan Medical team. Habiba was then brought to Jordan via the König-Hussein Bridge by Israel, where a medical team, which was requested at the command of King Abdullah II, was waiting in a helicopter to take them to the hospital in Amman. Cogat had previously explained that 24 medical evacuations from Gaza were made possible by Israel to other countries in the past few months.

future of medical evacuations

between 12,000 and 14,000 people still need medical evacuation from Gaza. At least 37 patients and 39 companions left Gaza via Rafah on Saturday after the transition was reopened. Like Habiba, 2,500 other children in Gaza need an urgent medical evacuation. But there is no such promise for those who are waiting for a life rescue. Arwa Damon, the founder of the aid organization Inara, explained that the process to facilitate medical evacuations from children from Gaza was "never clear". "It is like navigating through a twisted reality show in which the rules of survival constantly change and the life of a child is at stake," says Damon.