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Italy Conducts Largest Evacuation Airlift for Gaza Children, Bringing 17 Patients to Care

Medical teams at specialized Italian hospitals have begun caring for 17 Palestinian children airlifted from Gaza in Italy’s largest humanitarian evacuation to date.

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Overview

  • Three Italian Air Force C-130 flights arrived overnight carrying 17 Palestinian patients and 53 family members from Gaza.
  • Among evacuees is 11-year-old Adam al-Najjar, sole survivor of a Khan Younis airstrike, who spent a calm first night at Milan’s Niguarda hospital.
  • The operation was coordinated by the foreign and defense ministries with support from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and the World Health Organization through diplomatic channels in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
  • Patients with fractures, lung trauma and other war-related injuries have been assigned to hospitals across Italy, including the Meyer in Florence and Regina Margherita in Turin.
  • Italy has airlifted over 700 Palestinians from Gaza since October 2023, with EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib praising the country’s leadership in humanitarian evacuations.