Almost 100 Palestinians Treated in Egypt Since Start of Israel’s Aggression

Egypt has received 94 Palestinians wounded in the embattled Gaza Strip since it opened its Rafah border crossing following the start of Israel’s offensive against Gaza almost three weeks ago, Egypt’s health minister has said.

Twenty-one Palestinians were allowed entry on Saturday for treatment in Egyptian hospitals, minister Adel El-Adawy said in Sunday press remarks.

Air and ground offensives by Israeli forces have killed 1,050 Palestinians in less than three weeks.

Three of the cases remain in a critical condition at a hospital in the northern Sinai town of Al-Arish, and several patients have been sent to Cairo, El-Adawy added.

The Israeli assaults have destroyed entire neighbourhoods and left thousands homeless or injured. Israel’s army said Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed near the Gaza Strip, taking to 43 the number of troops killed since the start of the offensive on 8 July.

The Rafah border crossing largely remains closed over security concerns in the border Sinai Peninsula, adjoining the coastal enclave and Israel, where the army is battling a growing Islamist insurgency. But authorities allowed the entry of Palestinians, intermittently opening the passage following the outbreak of the fighting in Gaza.

Source: Ahram Online