The sick and injuries left Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Saturday for the first time in nine months based on a key arrangement of the agreement of ceased the fire between Israel and Hamas.
But the officials of the Ministry of Health of Gaza have said that only 50 of the thousands of sick people and wounds who need care abroad would be able to cross on Saturday.
Al Qahera News, an Egyptian state -owned television channel, live streaming ambulances that reach the Egyptian side of the crossing, transporting a little patients and injured.
The intersection had been closed after Israel had invaded Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, in May. The war devastated the Gaza health system, leaving the hospitals still in service by fighting to provide assistance.
The Israeli war in Gaza caused an immense destruction to medical structures in the area, including the Al-Shifa hospital in the city of Gaza. Israeli officials have accused Hamas of using a series of medical structures for military purposes and said that a Al-Shifa raid revealed a stone tunnel tree and counterpress under the structure. Hamas denied the accusations of Israel.
Before Israel took control, tens of thousands of Palestinians and sick and wounded foreigners who escape the war left through the passage. Rafah was also a crucial entry point for the trucks that transported help to Gaza.
An appendix to the agreement of ceased the fire between Israel and Hamas states that 50 wounded militants will be authorized to leave Gaza every day after receiving Israeli and Egyptian approvals.
Based on the agreement, the number of sick and injuries that cross Rafah will be increased, the restrictions will be revoked and the movement of goods and trade will restart. But the terms did not specify when these changes would come into force.
Rik Peeperkorn, the main official of the World Health Organization of Gaza and the Israeli employed West Bank, described the evacuation of Saturday as a positive step, but said that the rhythm must be increased through all possible output routes. About 12,000 to 14,000 people require care outside Gaza for serious injuries and chronic diseases, he said.
Hamas had supervised the Palestinian side of the border between Gaza and Egypt up to the invasion of Rafah of Israel.
The intersection is reopened with a new security agreement between Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian authority supported internationally, Hamas’ rival, according to Israeli, Palestinian and European officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomacy .
Israel resisted the idea that the Palestinian authority would control the post -war Gaza of the post -war period, despite the stresses of the former Biden administration in Washington. The vision of President Trump for those who could govern the enclave after the conflict remains unclear.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli Prime Minister, said that “Palestinian Authority’s practical involvement” would be only “his stamp on passports”. The Israeli forces would remain “positioned around the crossing” and no one would be authorized without the approval of Israel’s security services.
Nick Cumming-Bruce, Aaron Boxerman AND Johnatan Reiss Contributed relationships.