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20.11.2023
Another 61 patients and 49 companions arrived to Turkey from the Gaza Strip on Monday for treatment.
The 110 passengers and 10 health personnel landed in the capital Ankara on a Turkish A400M military transport plane after departing from El Arish International Airport in Egypt, according to the sources.
After landing on the National Defense Ministry plane at Etimesgut Military Airport as they were transferred to the Bilkent City Hospital and Etlik City Hospital by waiting ambulances.
Turkish military plane landed in capital Ankara with patients, 49 companions from besieged Palestinian enclave, media source said.
Last week, 27 patients and 13 companions from Gaza were brought to Turkey for treatment on aircraft of the Turkish Presidency and the National Defense Ministry, as they were taken to Bilkent City Hospital, according to media sources.
Since Israel started bombarding Gaza on Oct. 7 following a Hamas attack, at least 13,000 Palestinians had been martyred, including over 9,000 women and children, and more than 30,000 others have been injured, according to the latest figures by Palestinian authorities.
Thousands of buildings, including hospitals, mosques, and churches, have also been damaged or destroyed in Israel’s relentless air and ground attacks on the besieged enclave.
An Israeli blockade has also cut Gaza off from fuel, electricity and water supplies, and reduced aid deliveries to a small trickle.
The Israeli death toll is around 1,200, according to official figures.