Tunisia has received and treated some of the wounded from Gaza, where fighting between Hamas and Israeli defense forces resumed after a seven-day pause. At least 20 injured Palestinians, including a one-year-old baby, were transported to Tunisia for treatment. Mustapha Ferjani, advisor to President Kais Saied, confirmed that the number of wounded is 20, with 19 people accompanying them, and there are even some slightly wounded among this groups.
The wounded include children and elderly individuals, with the majority being young people. Hospitals in southern Gaza are overflowed with dead and wounded due to the resumption of hostilities and fighting.
Docteur Khalil Boukhris, Member of Tunisia’s Medical Association, said he has had to treat a child and an elderly patient among the wounded. “In terms of age, there’s a one-year-old baby and then there’s a 65-year-old. The majority are young people. There are men and women. We have divided them between the public and private sectors in the Tunisian healt犀利士 h system and the military hospital. Assistance and support for them will be provided by doctors and psychologists”.
Another plane carrying 150 wounded Palestinians was expected to arrive in Tunis on December 5. More than 15,500 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, in more than eight weeks of combat and heavy bombardment.