The World Health Organization issued an urgent and strongly worded appeal on Saturday, demanding the immediate reopening of the Rafah crossing and all crossings leading to the Gaza Strip.
The organization revealed a shocking number that highlights the scale of the disaster, confirming that there are at least 16,500 patients in urgent and critical need of evacuation outside the territory to receive life-saving treatment.
The UN organization emphasized that the Rafah crossing is a 'vital outlet' for medical evacuations of critical cases and a 'key entry point' for the already scarce health supplies.
Delaying the evacuation of these patients for one more day effectively means a 'death sentence' for many of them.
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"World Health Organization": 16,500 patients in Gaza are waiting for evacuation, and we demand the immediate opening of the Rafah crossing.