Egypt has allocated 150 ambulances in the city of Rafah, with 50 permanently stationed at the Rafah border crossing to receive injured individuals from Gaza, he added. Furthermore, the ministry has provided 10,628 psychological support sessions for 927 Palestinians, as stated in a statement by Abdel-Ghaffar on Friday. Egypt began receiving seriously injured Palestinians and their companions on November 1, three weeks after the start of the war on October 7. Additionally, Egypt has facilitated the evacuation of tens of thousands of foreign passport holders, their relatives, as well as thousands of stranded Egyptians from the strip during the war. The Israeli war has resulted in the death of over 34,500 Palestinians, injured more than 77,800, according to the health ministry in Gaza.

Source: Egypt Today May 03, 2024 14:54 UTC