Italy Plans Evacuation of Sick Palestinian Children from Gaza

In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, several countries, including Italy and Romania, are organizing evacuations for sick Palestinian children and their families to receive medical treatment abroad. Italy plans to evacuate around 50 people and is preparing to airdrop aid supplies as well as provide additional funding for food in Gaza. Similarly, Romania, with support from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and other partners, recently evacuated 12 child patients and 36 relatives from Israel to France and Norway using a military aircraft. These efforts are part of broader international aid initiatives involving multiple countries, including Germany, France, Israel, Jordan, and the UAE, which have been conducting aid airdrops and allowing convoys of aid trucks into Gaza. Despite these actions, some aid organizations criticize airdrops as symbolic and less efficient compared to land-based aid deliveries. The evacuations highlight the urgent need for medical care for vulnerable populations amid deteriorating conditions in Gaza.