Current:Home > ScamsFirst group of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas war arrives in United Arab Emirates-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
First group of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas war arrives in United Arab Emirates
View Date:2024-12-23 18:46:29
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip reached the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, part of a pledged relief effort by the country to aid 1,000 children.
The group of 15 people, including children and their family members, made it across the Gaza Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Friday. They then took a flight from the Egyptian city of El-Arish to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.
Young children lay asleep on their moms’ laps as the plane finally landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Some of the seats of the plane were removed to make room for the most critically wounded children, who needed to lie on stretchers.
Some of the young had bandaged arms and legs. Others sat quietly next to their parents or relatives. Some traveled alone. The mood was somber and quiet inside the plane. Many of the mothers said they were exhausted.
Twelve-year-old Amr Jandieh, his eyes welling up with tears, said he traveled to the Emirates alone.
“My dad, uncle, and I were talking on the street,” Jandieh said. “My uncle was killed. My dad was injured ... all of a sudden a missile hit and I lost consciousness. I woke up and found myself in the hospital.”
Mohammed Abu Tabikh, 14, was one of the more seriously wounded children on the plane. He suffered injuries to his neck and spine when a car he was traveling in was hit in a strike.
“When I got injured, I felt shock. And then I stopped moving,” he quietly said before being brought carefully out of the plane.
Nabila Mahmoud traveled from the Gaza Strip with her 17-year-old daughter Rawan, who suffered a broken pelvis. Mahmoud said their house was hit by a direct missile and 13 of her family members were killed.
The war, now in its seventh week, was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people. The militant group also abducted some 240 men, women and children.
Israel’s ongoing retaliatory military strikes on Gaza has so far killed more than 11,400 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, according to Palestinian health authorities. Another 2,700 have been reported missing, believed buried under rubble.
The UAE — a federation of seven emirates on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Dubai — has diplomatic relations with Israel following a 2020 recognition deal.
veryGood! (7711)
Related
- Parts of Southern California under quarantine over oriental fruit fly infestation
- Man shot and killed after grabbing for officer’s gun during struggle in suburban Denver, police say
- Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help
- Snoop Dogg gets his black belt, and judo move named after him, at Paris Olympics
- Steelers' Mike Tomlin shuts down Jayden Daniels Lamar comparison: 'That's Mr. Jackson'
- Why Tennis Star Jannik Sinner Is Dropping Out of 2024 Paris Olympics
- MLS All-Star Game vs. Liga MX: Rosters, game time, how to watch on live stream
- Review: 'Time Bandits' reboot with Lisa Kudrow is full of tired jokes
- Sister Wives’ Kody Brown Explains His Stance on His Daughter Gwendlyn Brown’s Sexuality
- Coco Gauff joins LeBron James as US flag bearers for opening ceremony
Ranking
- Louisiana mom arrested for making false kidnapping report after 'disagreement' with son
- Coco Gauff joins LeBron James as US flag bearers for opening ceremony
- Facing closure, The Ivy nursing home sues state health department
- Following the Journeys of 16 and Pregnant Stars
- Arkansas governor unveils $102 million plan to update state employee pay plan
- NASA releases eye-popping, never-before-seen images of nebulae, galaxies in space
- Wife of Yankees executive Omar Minaya found dead in New Jersey home
- Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Recommendation
-
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ review: Darren Criss shines in one of the best musicals in years
-
John Mayall, Godfather of British Blues, dies at 90 amid 'health issues'
-
How the brat summer TikTok trend kickstarted Kamala Harris campaign memes
-
Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot, wounded while serving warrant
-
Kid Rock tells fellow Trump supporters 'most of our left-leaning friends are good people'
-
Jennifer Lopez Shares Glimpse Inside Lavish Bridgerton-Themed Party for 55th Birthday
-
Veep viewership soars 350% after Biden endorses Kamala Harris
-
Politicians, advocacy groups try to figure out how to convince young Latinos to vote in 2024