World Health Organization visits UAE hospital in Gaza

The UAE has provided 12 tonnes of medicines and essential supplies to the WHO to help bolster healthcare institutions dealing with Gaza crisis. (WAM)
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Updated 23 September 2024
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World Health Organization visits UAE hospital in Gaza

  • Both sides underscored the importance of coordinated efforts to evacuate the wounded

DUBAI: A delegation from the World Health Organization visited the UAE’s field hospital in Rafah recently to assess services provided for vulnerable Palestinians, Emirates News Agency reported on Sunday.

During the meeting, both sides underscored the importance of coordinated efforts to evacuate the wounded. And reaffirmed the hospital’s commitment to continue treating patients in response to Gaza’s critical healthcare needs.

They agreed to enhance essential services, establish mechanisms to strengthen the local healthcare sector, and provide treatment for children with cancer abroad.

The UAE has provided 12 tonnes of medicines and essential supplies to the WHO to help bolster hospitals and healthcare institutions dealing with the ongoing crisis in Gaza.


Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile

Updated 12 March 2026
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Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile

ERBIL: An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was ​struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.
“A missile hit our ‌base in ‌Irbil. There ​are ‌no ⁠casualties ​or injuries among ⁠the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight ⁠on Thursday.
Defense Minister Guido ‌Crosetto ‌has been ​in constant ‌contact with senior military ‌commanders over the incident, the ministry added.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in ‌a separate message on X that Italian military ⁠personnel ⁠had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and safe.”
Italy has around 300 troops in Irbil, working on training Kurdish security forces, the defense ministry ​said ​on its website.