Turkey evacuates three wounded Palestinians out of Gaza

Turkish authorities on Thursday transferred three wounded Palestinians out of Gaza, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye contributor Levent Kemal.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry facilitated the evacuation, according to the sources.

Since November 2023, Turkey has regularly evacuated sick or wounded Palestinians from Gaza, initially focusing on cancer patients receiving treatment at the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry and Turkish Health Ministry have coordinated a total of 19 medical evacuation operations, bringing 449 patients and injured individuals, along with 488 accompanying persons, from Gaza to Turkey since 2023.