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STORY: WHO / GAZA PATIENTS EVACUATION
TRT: 7:47
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 AND 20 AUGUST 2025, GAZA
19 AUGUST 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI
1.Various shots, patients arriving in ambulances and buses and being escorted inside for the evacuation
2. Various shots, patient Iyad, sitting on the floor, smiling with another boy
3. Med shot, Iyad’s legs bound in bandages
4. Med shot, Iyad smiling at the camera
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sherine Al-Masry, Mother of patient Iyad:
“While he was trying to get the water going, a suspicious object exploded in his hand; they say it’s a bomb or a shell from a quadcopter, as a result the major damage was to his legs, and the shrapnel caused minor injuries to others who were around him, but the major injury was his; both of his legs were almost amputated, they had platinum installed in both of them, he also has bone fractures , and he had two toes amputated from both feet, two other fractures in his abdomen, a fracture in his bladder.”
6. Close up, a phone screen, showing photos of Iyad’s injuries.
7. Various shots, Iyad sitting on Sherine’s knee, talking and smiling
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sherine Al-Masry, Mother of patient Ayad:
“God willing, with the travel opportunity we got, we hope that he will recover his health state, be able to walk like before, and we are hoping for him to recover and get back to where he was before the injury on 30th of April 2025.”
9. Various shots, patient Hala in an ambulance having her head wound checked.
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mayada Youssef Dahliz, mother of patient Hala Shukr Dahliz:
“She was playing on the swing, and bombing happened right next to her, which resulted in her scalp pealing off, they moved her to the hospital, but her condition was extremely difficult; she suffered more infections, they performed a surgery but it did not do anything as she still needs a hair transplant.”
11. Close up, Mayada holding Hala’s hand
12. Med shot, Mayada holding Hala’s hand
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mayada Youssef Dahliz, mother of patient Hala Shukr Dahliz:
“I hope she gets back she was before, and that they take care of her.”
14. Med shot, Mayada sitting on the floor
15. Close up, phone screen showing Mayada before her head injury
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hala Shukr Dahliz, Patient:
“I wish that I would grow hair and receive treatment because here in Gaza there is no medicine or treatment. I wish that I would grow hair and have a hair transplant so that I can play with the children and go to school and comb my hair.”
17. Close up, phone screen showing Mayada showing her head injury
18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hala Shukr Dahliz, Patient:
“We were deprived of our childhood because of the war. We want to play, run around and sing like other children. It’s the wish of every injured person to recover.”
19. Med shot, patient Mohammed lying on a hospital bed
20. Close up, Mohammed and his mother Warda in the background
21. Med shot, Mohammed lying on a hospital bed
22. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Warda Ali Barqawi, mother of patient Mohammed Zaher Abdel Salam Al-Barqawi:
“He was targeted alongside the group that was with him, as a result he was injured losing his ability to move and he became partially paralyzed.”
23. Close up, patient Mohammed lying on a hospital bed
24. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Warda Ali Barqawi, mother of patient Mohammed Zaher Abdel Salam Al-Barqawi:
Mohammed is the type who can't sit still. He likes to move. He likes to run. He likes to play football, but he ended up getting injured. Mohammed always tells me, "I want to go back to the way I was, to go back to walking."
25. Med shot, Warda looking down at her son Mohammed lying on a hospital bed
26. Med shot, Mohammed looking at the camera
27. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Warda Ali Barqawi, mother of patient Mohammed Zaher Abdel Salam Al-Barqawi:
“When they called, and talked to me, they told me that they are the World Health Organization. I was very happy. Of course, I was extremely happy, and I felt joyful, because the feeling that my son is going to get treated abroad is the best feeling ever, because I want him to get treated and recover his health back like before, may God help him.”
28. Various shots, the WHO team talking to patients and companions, checking paperwork and briefing them on the upcoming evacuation
29. Various shots, PRCS staff entertaining the children with music, dancing and face paint as they wait for the evacuation to begin
20 AUGUST 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI
30. Various shots, WHO team briefing patients and companions on the upcoming evacuation
31. Various shots, patients and companions lining up, walking towards and boarding ambulances and buses
32. SOUNDBITE (English) Dario Bertetto, Health Emergency Officer, WHO:
“We are escorting together with the Palestinian Red Crescent and CADUS NGO, the people to Kerem Shalom crossing and they will be medically evacuated to the United Arab Emirates.”
33. Various shots, medical evacuation convoy departing towards the Kerem Shalom crossing
On Wednesday (20 Aug), WHO supported a large-scale medical evacuation of critically injured and sick patients to the UAE.
WHO thanked the government and health workers of the UAE for continuously providing specialized care to patients from Gaza. More than 15, 600 patients in Gaza remain in urgent need of specialized medical care. WHO calls on more countries to step forward to accept patients, and for the restoration of medical evacuations to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
