(Euronews) The World Health Organization and several international NGOs have raised the alarm on the need to evacuate sick and injured children from Gaza. But some governments refuse to welcome patients from the Strip out of fear of repercussions to their security and migration policies.
In Gaza, more than 15,600 residents — many of whom suffer from life-threatening illnesses or conflict-related injuries — are in need of urgent medical evacuation, according to figures provided by the World Health Organization.
But since the Hamas-led 7 October attack, fewer than 350 people, the majority of whom are children, were able to leave the embattled Strip and get medical treatment in the European Union.
Despite an ever-deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, countries like Germany, Denmark and Austria have either welcomed very few patients from the Strip or have not made any offer to take them in.
