A premature Palestinian baby lies in an incubator at the maternity ward of Shifa Hospital, which according to health officials is about to shut down as it runs out of fuel and power, in Gaza City, Oct. 22, 2023. (Credit: Mohammed Al-Masri/Reuters)
Ambulance crews of the
Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated 31 premature babies from Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday in coordination with the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs, the group said in a post on its
Facebook page.
The babies were transferred to the south of Gaza "in preparation for their transfer to the Emirates Hospital in Rafah," the group added.
Later in the day Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesperson for the Gaza Health Ministry, told a news conference that the babies had been moved to Tal Alsultan Hospital in Rafah and will be sent to Egyptian hospitals with their families tomorrow.
Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated 31 premature babies from Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday in coordination with the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs, the group said in a post on its
Facebook page.
The babies were transferred to the south of Gaza "in
preparation for their...