Turkey plans more evacuations of wounded, sick Gaza residents on Friday

Turkey's health minister said Ankara plans to evacuate some wounded and sick residents of Gaza on Friday as part of its third round of evacuation.

Fahrettin Koca said the latest round of evacuations, consisting of 50 people, was delayed because of the issues around getting permission for them to leave.

"We expect the third evacuation to be tomorrow (Friday) and it will be an evacuation that will largely consist of children and young people," Koca told reporters.

The Turkish government has so far brought 150 people from Gaza to Turkey, mostly cancer patients and their companions, to continue their treatment. It has also evacuated more than 100 Turks, Turkish Cypriots, and their relatives this week.

In addition to evacuations, Ankara has sent some 800 metric tons of humanitarian aid, medical supplies, medicine, and medical personnel to Egypt for Gaza.