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STORY: WHO / GAZA PATIENTS EVACUATION
TRT: 07:53
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 04-05 NOVEMBER 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI, GAZA, PALESTINE
04 NOVEMBER 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI, GAZA, PALESTINE
1. Various shots, WHO checking paperwork, examining and talking with patients before the medical evacuation the following morning
2. Wide shot, patient Dima, sitting on a mattress on the floor
3. Med shot, patient Dima, sitting on a mattress on the floor
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“The place where Dima, her mother, and her siblings lived was targeted. Twenty-three people from that house were killed, including Dima's four siblings and her mother. Eight hours later, she was pulled from under the rubble in very critical condition. She was in a severe coma and paralyzed in both legs.”
5. Various shots, phone screen showing Dima before and after her injury
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“A year after her mother and siblings were killed, she also lost her father. Her father had been with her for a whole year. After that year, she lost her father too, so Dima became the sole survivor. She no longer has a mother or a father or any siblings.”
7. Various shots, Dima and her aunt Amal, talking and hugging
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“She was in a coma for the first three months, and had no knowledge of the loss of her mother and siblings, therefore, and after she woke up, she kept asking me “Where’s my mom? Where’s my mom?” I started gradually telling her, until she realized that her mother and siblings were killed. Her psychological state was very difficult; she was constantly silent and barely able to cry. She was completely withdrawn and silent until her father and I were able to gradually bring her back to life. Of course, no one ever truly recovers from loss. She had lost the most precious thing to her.”
9. Various shots, Dima and her aunt Amal, talking and hugging.
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“Honestly, we tried so hard to get Dima to go abroad for treatment because her treatment isn't available here. Just the fact that we were contacted about Dima going abroad for treatment was the most important thing for us, because it's crucial for her to regain her health, to be able to walk a little, to recover.”
11. Med shot, Dima
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dima, Patient:
“I want to be a top neurologist because I felt this way and know how it is, and learned a little, and I want to become a top doctor.”
13. Various shots, Mohammed lying on a hospital bed
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“Mohammed was hit by a missile strike near the tent. He had shrapnel wounds to his back and abdomen, resulting in partial paralysis. His kidneys, liver, pancreas, duodenum, and bladder were also damaged.”
15. Various shots, phone screen showing Mohammed before and after his injury
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“We went to Nasser Hospital, and then they did rehabilitation for him at the Red Crescent, and there was no improvement in his condition. They said he needs an MRI scan and we can’t do it for him. He needs to be treated abroad.”
17. Med shot, Mohammed’s mother Nadia with her hand on his forehead
18. Close up, Mohammed’s mother Nadia holding his hand
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“He was the mischievous type, he would be playing and running, he wouldn't sit still.”
20. Mohammed’s mother Nadia, kneeling down next to him with her hand on his forehead
21. Close up, Mohammed’s mother Nadia, kneeling down next to him with her hand on his forehead
22. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“His mental state is suffering, and he keeps remembering. He keeps remembering the injury and it keeps coming back. He says, ‘I wish I died, I wish I was not humiliated like this.’”
23. Wide shot, of Mohammed’s lying on a hospital bed
24. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“He was so happy, so very happy. When they called us, I could feel his joy and how relieved he was. He started asking me where we were traveling to, and I told him Italy. He was so happy. “
25. Wide shot, Mohammed’s lying on a hospital bed
26. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed, Patient:
“I was playing and going out with my cousins, then I got hit.”
27. Close up, Mohammed’s lying on a hospital bed
28. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed, Patient:
“I want to get treatment and be able to walk again.”
05 NOVEMBER 2025, PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY FIELD HOSPITAL, AL MAWASI, GAZA, PALESTINE
29. Various shots, patients, and companions walking towards and boarding waiting buses
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Amira Al-Jamal, Medical Evacuation Officer, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We are here at PRCS Field Hospital. Today, WHO is coordinating the evacuation of 112 patients and their companions, all the way to Italy for treatment. WHO convoy will escort them all the way to Kerem Shalom crossing and then, from there, they will go to Ramon Airport until they reach their final destination.”
31. Various shots, medical evacuation convoy departing towards the Kerem Shalom crossing
The World Health Organization (WHO) today (5 Nov) evacuated 19 patients and 93 companions to Italy for specialised medical care not available in Gaza.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“The place where Dima, her mother, and her siblings lived was targeted. Twenty-three people from that house were killed, including Dima's four siblings and her mother. Eight hours later, she was pulled from under the rubble in very critical condition. She was in a severe coma and paralyzed in both legs.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“A year after her mother and siblings were killed, she also lost her father. Her father had been with her for a whole year. After that year, she lost her father too, so Dima became the sole survivor. She no longer has a mother or a father or any siblings.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“She was in a coma for the first three months, and had no knowledge of the loss of her mother and siblings, therefore, and after she woke up, she kept asking me “Where’s my mom? Where’s my mom?” I started gradually telling her, until she realized that her mother and siblings were killed. Her psychological state was very difficult; she was constantly silent and barely able to cry. She was completely withdrawn and silent until her father and I were able to gradually bring her back to life. Of course, no one ever truly recovers from loss. She had lost the most precious thing to her.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Aziz, Aunt to Patient Dima:
“Honestly, we tried so hard to get Dima to go abroad for treatment because her treatment isn't available here. Just the fact that we were contacted about Dima going abroad for treatment was the most important thing for us, because it's crucial for her to regain her health, to be able to walk a little, to recover.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dima, Patient:
“I want to be a top neurologist because I felt this way and know how it is, and learned a little, and I want to become a top doctor.”
Since October 2023, WHO has supported the medical evacuation of 8,006 patients.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“Mohammed was hit by a missile strike near the tent. He had shrapnel wounds to his back and abdomen, resulting in partial paralysis. His kidneys, liver, pancreas, duodenum, and bladder were also damaged.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“We went to Nasser Hospital, and then they did rehabilitation for him at the Red Crescent, and there was no improvement in his condition. They said he needs an MRI scan and we can’t do it for him. He needs to be treated abroad.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“He was the mischievous type, he would be playing and running, he wouldn't sit still.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“His mental state is suffering, and he keeps remembering. He keeps remembering the injury and it keeps coming back. He says, ‘I wish I died, I wish I was not humiliated like this.’”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nadia Salot, Mother of Patient Mohammed:
“He was so happy, so very happy. When they called us, I could feel his joy and how relieved he was. He started asking me where we were traveling to, and I told him Italy. He was so happy.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed, Patient:
“I was playing and going out with my cousins, then I got hit.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed, Patient:
“I want to get treatment and be able to walk again.”
More than 16,500 patients still need medical treatment outside Gaza.
SOUNDBITE (English) Amira Al-Jamal, Medical Evacuation Officer, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We are here at PRCS Field Hospital. Today, WHO is coordinating the evacuation of 112 patients and their companions, all the way to Italy for treatment. WHO convoy will escort them all the way to Kerem Shalom crossing and then, from there, they will go to Ramon Airport until they reach their final destination.”
WHO calls on more countries to accept patients and for the medical evacuation corridor to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem to be opened.
