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First medical evacuations since May are underway in Gaza
Voice of America
A Palestinian man says goodbye to his sick daughter before she was to leave the Gaza Strip to get treatment abroad through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 27, 2024. Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Khan Younis, June. 27, 2024. People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Jerusalem, June 27, 2024.
Scores of sick and injured Gazans were allowed into Egypt on Thursday, marking the first medical evacuations since the travel crossing into Egypt was shut down in May.
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