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OCHA says the Rafah crossing has reopened. Over the weekend, OCHA, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Safety and Security, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP) and Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator Suzanna Tkalec undertook an advance mission to assess road conditions, and the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out a technical mission to examine the compound area and access roads, to ensure appropriate and dignified conditions.<\/p>\n
Today, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP is set to provide bus transportation for returnees from the internal checkpoint to Nassar hospital in Khan Younis where OCHA \u2013 together with several Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and NGO partners \u2013 has set up a reception area.<\/p>\n
A reception desk is staffed with psychologists and protection specialists and equipped with nutrition items, information materials and internet connectivity to provide people returning with immediate support and referrals so that they can access critical services as needed. WFP and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Human Rights Office are among those operating the reception desk.<\/p>\n
Also today, WHO supported medical evacuation efforts from Gaza. The limited re-opening of Rafah allowed some patients and their companions to exit directly to Egypt, while others transited through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing. WHO tells us that the last medical evacuation through Rafah crossing was in May 2024.<\/p>\n
OCHA welcomes the re-opening of Rafah. Civilians must be allowed to leave and return voluntarily and safely, as international law requires. Ultimately, essential humanitarian supplies must enter in sufficient quantities and with fewer restrictions through Rafah and other crossings.<\/p>\n
More than 18,500 patients, including 4,000 children, are still awaiting medical evacuation from Gaza for treatment that is not available locally. The most effective option would be to resume referrals to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and rehabilitate damaged health facilities in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Until that happens,\u00a0OCHA\u00a0calls\u00a0on\u00a0Member States to accept more patients so that everyone receives the treatment that they need.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, OCHA continues to be concerned over the impact of continued strikes on civilians. Following reports by the Ministry of Health of dozens of casualties over the weekend, OCHA says humanitarian teams are assessing damage and emerging needs among civilians. More than two dozen families had their shelters damaged due to attacks hitting nearby targets. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its partners have provided families with shelter materials and other essential items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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