Eighth batch of wounded and sick Palestinians arrives for treatment in Abu Dhabi

Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter

The eighth batch of wounded, injured and sick Palestinians arrived at Abu Dhabi Airport on Friday morning, coming from Gaza via Al-Arish Airport, on board an Emirati flying hospital, as part of Operation Gallant Knight 3, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State.

The UAE has pledged to treat 1,000 injured Palestinian children, along with their families, and 1,000 cancer patients in UAE hospitals.

The Emirati Flying Hospital was accompanied by a medical team under the supervision of a number of doctors in various medical specialties, including intensive care doctors, and nursing and technical staff from various hospitals to follow up on the patients and injured during their transfer to Abu Dhabi.

Last week, in implementation to the directives of UAE President, Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, opened the water desalination plants established by the UAE in the Egyptian city of Rafah to pump drinking water to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

The UAE has established six stations with a total capacity of 1,200,000 gallons per day to pump water to the Gaza Strip, benefiting over 600,000 people. The stations were completed in less than three weeks.

The establishment of desalination plants comes within the humanitarian operation ‘Gallant Knight 3’ that was ordered by His Highness the President of the UAE to provide relief to the fraternal people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip, reflecting the UAE’s historical stances that support the Palestinians, and standing by their side during the difficult circumstances they face.