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The UAE, in co-operation with the World Health Organisation, evacuated 86 critically injured and ill people and 124 of their relatives from Gaza on Wednesday, including children and cancer patients in dire need of treatment.
They left the Gaza Strip using the Karam Abu Salem crossing and travelled to Ramon Airport in Israel for their onward flight to Abu Dhabi, where they will receive vital medical treatment.
“This new initiative reflects the strong levels of co-operation between the UAE and the World Health Organisation,” said Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“We remain resolute in our collaboration with the United Nations, international partners and relief organisations, and we will continue to extensively undertake a leading and pioneering role in providing advanced health care to wounded Palestinians and those suffering from incurable diseases.
“We are steadfastly supporting endeavours to alleviate this humanitarian crisis using all available means.”
Watch: UAE airlifts 200 patients and their relatives from Gaza
The initiative to treat Palestinians was launched by President Sheikh Mohamed, who set an aim to treat 1,000 children and 1,000 cancer patients in the country’s hospitals. So far, 2,127 patients and companions have been brought to the UAE and the flight on Wednesday was the country's 22nd evacuation.
The UAE has made substantial efforts to provide advanced care to sick and severely injured Palestinians. Since it began operations in December last year, the UAE Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip has treated 50,489 patients. A floating hospital anchored in Al Arish Port in Egypt has treated 6,405 patients since its launch in February.
The UAE has also provided more than 43,000 tonnes of urgent aid, including food, medical and other supplies to the Palestinian people.
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Maros Sefcovic is juggling multiple international trade agreement files, but his message was clear when he spoke to The National on Wednesday.
The EU-UAE bilateral trade deal will be finalised soon, he said. It is in everyone’s interests to do so. Both sides want to move quickly and are in alignment. He said the UAE is a very important partner for the EU. It’s full speed ahead - and with some lofty ambitions - on the road to a free trade agreement.
We also talked about US-EU tariffs. He answered that both sides need to talk more and more often, but he is prepared to defend Europe's position and said diplomacy should be a guiding principle through the current moment.
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