Palestinian boy Ahmed Abu Athab, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, receives treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2024. KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza: Ahmed Abu Athab's Aunt Jamila sobs as she implores the world to get the boy out of Gaza for medical treatment after he was injured by Israeli fire this week and joined the growing list of wounded stuck in the embattled territory without medical aid.
Palestinian children wounded in Israeli strikes arrive for treatment at Gaza's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah on May 25, 2024. When Jamila Abu Athab reached the child, he told her:"Auntie, I was looking for water. I want to bathe. I died, I died," she said.WHO delivers aid to north of Gaza for first time in two weeks, says Tedros
Israel blames Egypt for the closure, saying it wants to reopen Rafah to Gazan civilians who wish to flee. Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 36,000 people and wounded more than 81,000, health authorities in Gaza's Hamas-run administration say. The figures include both civilians and Hamas fighters. The Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7 killed 1,200, according to Israeli tallies.