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STORY: WHO / GAZA PATIENTS EVACUATION
TRT: 07:02
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21-22 OCTOBER 2025, AL-MAWASI, RAFAH
21 OCTOBER 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI
1. Various shots, WHO and partners examining and talking with patients before the medical evacuation the next morning, includes babies, a child with thin legs, health workers speaking with young girl
2. Close up shot, patient Ibrahim looking at his smartphone
3. Close up shot, a smartphone showing Ibrahim before his injury, working in the media industry
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Abu Ashiba, evacuation patient:
“I studied media and journalism in Gaza. Then I left for Egypt for two years where I studied filmmaking, and I have been working in filmmaking in Gaza for a long time.”
5. Various shots, video clips on a smartphone showing Ibrahim before his injury and after his injury in hospital
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Abu Ashiba, evacuation patient:
“I was shot several times, once in the chest, once in the shoulder, two in my hand. The two shots in my hand ended up cutting a nerve, I am no longer able to hold the camera or even move my hand naturally. Suddenly, my whole life stopped; from a person who spent his life studying to achieve his dreams, and photograph the things he loved, from photographing the simplicity of life, into someone who became the news himself after his injury, to someone who is a burden on himself, and the society around him. I can’t move my hand nor can I do anything with it.”
7. Med shot, showing Ibrahim’s injured arm
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Abu Ashiba, evacuation patient:
“My whole life was on hold after the injury until they contacted me that I would be traveling to South Africa to receive treatment in that country; that South Africa agreed to have you treated there. It felt like I was born again.”
9. Closeup shot, patient Maria, who is being evacuated to Switzerland
10. Various shots, smartphone images, showing Maria’s injuries and her family members who died
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Raghda Ahmed Al Shaer, mother of patient Maria Al-Shaer:
“Maria lost her father and all of her siblings, two boys and two girls. Maria and I came out from under the rubble. Maria had sustained an injury to her right leg, consisting of fractures in the thigh muscle and loss of flesh. She needs plastic surgery.”
12. Various shots, patient Maria sitting on her mother’s lap, injuries to her leg visible
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Raghda Ahmed Al Shaer, mother of patient Maria Al-Shaer:
“Maria’s life turned upside down, she can’t walk, she lost all of her siblings, and that highly affected her psychologically; especially that she was the younger one, and her brothers used to play with her, and carry her around, you know what it's like for a child, in the end, she wants to play, she wants to live happily, and to have a future.”
14. Med shot, patient Maria sitting on her mother’s lap
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Raghda Ahmed Al Shaer, mother of patient Maria Al-Shaer:
“They called us and told us. Maria was approved to travel to Switzerland to receive treatment. Of course, we were very happy that Maria is receiving treatment, God willing, and will walk again on her feet. God willing, her psychological state will improve and she will return to the normal Maria that we know.”
22 OCTOBER 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI
16. Various shots, patients and companions waiting for the evacuation to begin
17. Various shots, the WHO team briefing patients and companions on the upcoming evacuation
18. Various shots, patients and companions lining up, walking towards and boarding ambulances and buses
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Luca Pigozzi, Emergency Medical Team Coordinator, WHO:
“This is the first medical evacuation happening since the implementation of the ceasefire on the 10th of October. As part of the WHO operational plan for Gaza during the 60 days following the ceasefire, we are committed to scale-up our capacity to assist and support and coordinate medical evacuations including the setup of the medical hub in close collaboration with the Palestinian Red Crescent.”
20. Various shots, the medical evacuation convoy departing towards the Kerem Shalom crossing
World Health Organization (WHO) led the medical evacuation of 41 critical patients and 145 companions out of Gaza - first since the ceasefire. Around 15,000 patients are still waiting for approval to receive medical care outside Gaza. WHO continues to call on countries to show their solidarity and for all routes to be opened to expedite the medical evacuation.
