27 April,2024 04:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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On Saturday, the 16th group of wounded Palestinian children arrived in the UAE in the implementation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to provide medical treatment for 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients.
Departing from Al Arish International Airport in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the plane carried 25 patients in need of urgent medical assistance. They were also accompanied by 51 family members.
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After landing, the wounded and those in need of medical assistance were provided with immediate medical services, while other cases and their companions were taken to their residences in the Emirates Humanitarian City.
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The injured and cancer patients received the highest level of healthcare services from UAE hospitals.
The families of the injured and cancer patients expressed their thanks for showing great humanitarian effort, which sets a unique model of solidarity and support between sister nations.
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They affirmed that the United Arab Emirates has always and still been the first to extend a helping hand and provide relief to the Palestinian people, supporting them in all circumstances. They also valued the efforts of the medical and volunteer teams that provided them with full support.
Since the outbreak of the crisis in the Gaza Strip, the United Arab Emirates has rushed to provide all forms of humanitarian, relief and aid supplies to the brotherly Palestinian people, as part of the "Chivalrous Knight 3" humanitarian operation.
In the end, the UAE has also organised a 150-bed field hospital in Gaza and also a floating hospital in AI Arish port. The hospital consists of 100 beds, operating rooms, intensive care units, radiology, laboratories, pharmacies, and medical warehouses.
(With ANI Inputs)