DOHA, Nov 19 About 900 wounded women and children in As a result of Israel's bombing of the Palestinian strip, Gaza may be taken to Egypt through the Rafah checkpoint on Sunday for further transportation to Turkey for treatment, Al Hadath TV channel broadcasting from Dubai reported.
According to him, about 900 women and children wounded in the Gaza Strip are planned to be delivered today to Egypt, from where they will go to Turkey for treatment.
At the same time, the TV channel reported that 120 seriously wounded people who were being treated at the Al-Shifa hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, and were taken out of there on the orders of the Israeli military, will be placed in other hospitals in the strip with the possibility of later being sent for treatment to Egypt.
According to the latest data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 12.3 thousand civilians have been killed as a result of the bombing of the Gaza Strip and over 32 thousand have been injured since the start of hostilities on October 7.
On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. After this, the organization’s fighters entered the border areas in southern Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took more than 200 hostages. In Israel, according to the latest data from the authorities, about 1.2 thousand people were killed, this number includes civilians, soldiers, foreign citizens and workers, and it was also reported that more than 5 thousand were injured.
In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within a few days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the border with Gaza and began carrying out air strikes on targets, including civilians, in the strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was stopped.
The ground phase of the Israeli operation in the enclave began at the end of October. Gaza City was surrounded by Israeli ground forces, and the enclave was effectively divided into southern and northern parts.
The death toll in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 12 thousand people, and more than 30 thousand people have been injured. The Russian Embassy reported that during the escalation of the conflict, 20 Russians were killed, two were taken hostage, and seven were listed as missing. According to various sources, about 150 Israelis may be held captive by Hamas. The movement itself stated that there are about 200-250 prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop hostilities. According to the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the settlement of the Middle East crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, which provides for the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, related to the territorial interests of the parties, has been a source of tension and clashes in the region for many decades. A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.