French warship treats around 1,000 wounded Palestinians off Egyptian shore

Around 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt, its captain said, providing care for some as health infrastructure in the war-devastated enclave collapses, Reuters reported. 

The Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier, has been docked in the Egyptian port of al-Arish, 50 km west of the Gaza Strip, since November. The vessel is equipped with wards, operating theatres and 70 medical staff.