Israel deports Gaza patients from Jerusalem hospitals back to war-torn strip

Israeli authorities expelled dozens of Palestinian patients from hospitals in Jerusalem back to the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to local media reports.

The patients and their families, originally from the Gaza Strip, had sought treatment in Jerusalem before the war erupted in October 2023 and remained in the city since.

Some had completed their treatment and expressed desire to return to the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. 

However, there were concerns that others will be forced to return, according to Arab48.

Local media said two buses carrying some of the patients and their families arrived at the Kerem Abu Salem crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday morning.

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