Overview

• On August 13, a military-chartered flight carried 114 Gazans, including 31 children with severe injuries or congenital conditions, into Rome Ciampino airport for urgent treatment.
• Footage from the Associated Press shows stretcher-bound patients disembarking as ambulances escorted them to Italian hospitals for specialized care.
• Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, affirmed national support for Palestinian civilians and pledged continued medical assistance.
• Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital received three more child patients—a baby who underwent amputation, a teenager with a brain injury and a malnourished toddler—raising its total Gaza caseload to 20 since January 2024.
• These evacuations exemplify broader ad hoc humanitarian efforts filling critical gaps in Gaza’s collapsed health infrastructure.