US EditionMore than 1,000 Patients Have Died Awaiting Evacuation From Gaza Since July 2024
WHO reported 1,092 deaths from July to Nov 28, 2024, among patients awaiting evacuation from Gaza and called for restored medical transfers to the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- The World Health Organization said that more than 1,000 patients have died while awaiting evacuation from Gaza, with 1,092 known to have died between July 2024 and Nov 28.
- A US-sponsored ceasefire has halted fighting, but many patients remain in Gaza awaiting evacuation for appropriate health care, and WHO urged restoring medical evacuation to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
- The UN agency and partners have evacuated over 10,600 patients from Gaza, including over 5,600 children, and by Dec 1, over 30 countries had taken patients, with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates accepting large numbers.
- WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva on Friday that some 18,500 patients still need treatment outside Gaza, including more than 4,000 children, and stressed `Many of these people don't have time to wait`.
- The WHO warned the death tally is likely underreported and urged broader access, noting more than 16,500 patients need treatment outside Gaza while Doctors Without Borders said need may be three to four times higher.
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More than 1,000 patients have died in the past year and a half while waiting for emergency medical evacuation from war-torn Gaza, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus.
The WHO Director said that the number of more than 16,500 people in Gaza is "probably underestimated" and called for more countries to assist in medical withdrawals and receptions.
More than a thousand patients died in the last year and a half while waiting for a medical evacuation from the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on the X network that “1,092 patients died between July 2024 and November 28, 2025 while waiting for a medical evacuation.” The head said that “the figure is probably conservative.” Since October 2023, when the conflict began with …
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1,000 Patients die waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that over 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while waiting for medical evacuation from the Gaza Strip since July 2024 due to ongoing restrictions on medical transfers outside the territory.
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