French warship hospital receives first Gaza wounded: minister

This photograph taken on on April 18, 2020 shows the hibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Dixmude arriving in the port of Point-a-Pitre, on the French Carribean archipelago of Guadeloupe. (AFP)
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Updated 29 November 2023
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French warship hospital receives first Gaza wounded: minister

  • The vessel is equipped with two operating blocs, 40 beds and 80 medical personnel

PARIS: A French warship sent to Egypt to treat wounded from the Gaza Strip has received its first patients, a French minister said on Tuesday.
The Dixmude arrived on Monday in the Egyptian town of El-Arish near the border with Gaza and on Tuesday received the patients, said Sebastien Lecornu, France’s army minister. The vessel is equipped with two operating blocs, 40 beds and 80 medical personnel, he said.
 

 


Israel issues evacuation warning to residents of Lebanese village ahead of strikes

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Israel issues evacuation warning to residents of Lebanese village ahead of strikes

  • Warning was issued to residents of Sohmor village

BEIRUT: An Israeli military spokesperson issued warning to residents of ⁠certain buildings in the Lebanese village of ⁠Sohmor on Thursday ahead of planned strikes on what was described as Hezbollah ⁠infrastructure.