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GENEVA, Switzerland - The WHO said 85 sick and severely injured patients had been evacuated from the Gaza Strip to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday for specialist treatment, in a complex major operation.The patients included 35 children and 50 adults, the World Health Organization said, accompanied by 63 family members and caregivers.They were transferred from Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel and then to Ramon Airport near Eilat in southern Israel, and then flown to Abu Dhabi.
Israel's retaliatory military campaign in Gaza has killed at least 39,400 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory, which does not provide details on civilian and militant deaths.Since October, around 5,000 people have been evacuated for treatment outside Gaza, with more than 80 percent of those receiving care in Egypt, Qatar and the UAE.Over 10,000 more people in Gaza still need medical evacuation, the WHO said.
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