Gaza-Healthcare Crisis

Gaza patients await medical evacuation as healthcare crisis deepens

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  • ID : 8502551
  • Dateline : Recent
  • Location : Gaza Strip
  • Category : Health
  • Duration : 2'22
  • Audio Language : English/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-10-07 14:43
  • Last Modified : 2026-10-07 21:00:14
  • Version : 2
  • ID : 8502551
  • Dateline : الأيام الأخيرة
  • Location : قطاع غزة
  • Category : Health
  • Duration : 2'22
  • Audio Language : الصوت الطبيعي/الإنجليزية
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-10-07 16:28
  • Last Modified : 2026-10-07 21:00:14
  • Version : 2
  • ID : 8502551
  • Dateline : Reciente
  • Location : Franja de Gaza
  • Category : Health
  • Duration : 2'22
  • Audio Language : Inglés/Nats/Parte Muda
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2026-10-07 17:06
  • Last Modified : 2026-10-07 21:00:14
  • Version : 2

Gaza-Healthcare Crisis

Gaza patients await medical evacuation as healthcare crisis deepens

Dateline : Recent

Location : Gaza Strip

Duration : 2'22

  • English
  • العربية
  • Español


Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of wounded child Sila Abu Karim being held by father
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed in English) Hamza Abu Karim, father of Sila Abu Karim (starting with shot 1):
"She has complications and is in constant pain. She needs surgery to stabilize her vertebrae and remove shrapnel. It's not a complicated operation, but here in Gaza we don't have the necessary equipment to perform it on a six-year-old child."
3. Various of 10-year-old child Tala Ouda in wheelchair; her family members; Tala painting
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed in English) Um Issa Ouda, Tala's grandmother:
"Tala's future has been lost since the war began. We haven't been able to find help to get her transferred for treatment abroad. I appeal to everyone with a conscience to stand with Tala and help her. She wants to stand and walk, but she can't. When she sees other children playing, she becomes frustrated."
5. Various of cancer patient Badr Al-Sawafiri in hospital, being cared for by son
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed in English) Ahmed Al-Sawafiri, son of Badr Al-Sawafiri:
"He has had a referral for treatment abroad for four months, but nothing has happened. We are pleading for him to be allowed to travel for treatment because his health continues to deteriorate."
7. Damaged building, vehicles
8. People entering Al-Shifa Medical Complex
9. Patients in hospital, medical workers
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic, dubbed in English) Zaher Al-Waheidi, director, Health Information Center, Gaza Health Ministry (ending with shot 11):
"More than 20,000 patients are waiting to be transferred for treatment abroad. They urgently need medical care. Among them are 194 life-threatening cases requiring immediate evacuation, around 2,000 other emergency cases, and more than 5,000 children."
11. Damaged building, pedestrians


The ongoing conflict in Gaza has pushed the local healthcare system to the brink of collapse amid severe medical shortages, leaving more than 20,000 sick and wounded Palestinians desperately waiting for medical evacuation as humanitarian access remains heavily restricted.

Three years of devastating conflict have left Gaza in ruins, with millions of Palestinians still displaced and border crossings operating under tight controls.

In the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, six-year-old Sila Abu Karim was left with a shrapnel-damaged spine following a local strike. Her family has been struggling to secure her medical evacuation since January.

"She has complications and is in constant pain. She needs surgery to stabilize her vertebrae and remove shrapnel. It's not a complicated operation, but here in Gaza we don't have the necessary equipment to perform it on a six-year-old child," said Hamza Abu Karim, father of the wounded child.

Another tragic case is 10-year-old Tala Ouda, who now relies on a wheelchair due to worsening chronic muscle weakness. She was displaced after her home in northern Gaza was destroyed. Her condition has worsened, leaving her dependent on a wheelchair.

"Tala's future has been lost since the war began. We haven't been able to find help to get her transferred for treatment abroad. I appeal to everyone with a conscience to stand with Tala and help her. She wants to stand and walk, but she can't. When she sees other children playing, she becomes frustrated," said Um Issa Ouda, Tala's grandmother.

Patients with severe illnesses are also caught in the crisis. Badr Al-Sawafiri, battling cancer, is anxiously awaiting transfer as critical medicine shortages have completely halted his treatment.

"He has had a referral for treatment abroad for four months, but nothing has happened. We are pleading for him to be allowed to travel for treatment because his health continues to deteriorate," said Ahmed Al-Sawafiri, son of the cancer patient.

Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 1,600 patients have died while waiting for medical evacuation. Only around 20 patients are currently evacuated each day.

"More than 20,000 patients are waiting to be transferred for treatment abroad. They urgently need medical care. Among them are 194 life-threatening cases requiring immediate evacuation, around 2,000 other emergency cases, and more than 5,000 children," said Zaher Al-Waheidi, director of the Health Information Center at the Gaza Health Ministry.

ID : 8502551

Published : 2026-10-07 14:43

Last Modified : 2026-10-07 21:00:14

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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