As health services continue to struggle in Gaza, several countries in Europe have offered to help with medical evacuations for children. On Wednesday, 15 children arrived in Madrid.
Children from Gaza have been flown to Spain for 'urgent medical care', in what is expected to be the first in a series of European countries offering evacuations for treatment. Almost 40,000 Palestinians have died in the territory since the 7 October attacks, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while Gazans cope with shortages of food, water, medicine and functioning hospitals.
The WHO said the 15 children arriving in Spain would be receiving 'urgent medical care'. 'These very sick children will be getting the care they need thanks to cooperation between several partners and countries,' said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director-general. 'We are immensely grateful for the support and facilitation provided by Egypt and Spain.
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