Gaza health ministry says Israel blocks more medical evacuations

Israeli authorities are obstructing more medical evacuations from the Rafah crossing to the south, including patients who had previously received security clearances, Al Jazeera reported, citing the health ministry in Gaza.

“Among today’s list of patients is a 16-year-old child with cancer who was refused travel, and the companion of another cancer patient was also refused travel,” the ministry said.

It added that under 150 people were set to be medically evacuated as part of the ceasefire agreement, but only 53 will be able to travel today.

According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, at least 110 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, including those whom Israel denied the right to travel abroad for treatment.

These victims include both new fatalities, killed directly by the Israeli army in #Gaza, and individuals who succumbed to their prior injuries after Israel denied the right to travel abroad for treatment. Additionally, 901 Palestinians have been injured since the ceasefire,… pic.twitter.com/3SCDvohhcD

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