UAE's floating hospital at Al Arish - in pictures

  • Doctors from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital docked off the coast of Al Arish, in Egypt. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Doctors from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital docked off the coast of Al Arish, in Egypt. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The UAE's floating field hospital is a 100-bed repurposed vessel
    The UAE's floating field hospital is a 100-bed repurposed vessel
  • A doctor from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    A doctor from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Doctors have treated hundreds of patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    Doctors have treated hundreds of patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Dr Hamd Al Ahmad with a young patient
    Dr Hamd Al Ahmad with a young patient
  • The floating hospital was established to ease the strain placed by the continuing war on Gaza's overwhelmed health centres
    The floating hospital was established to ease the strain placed by the continuing war on Gaza's overwhelmed health centres
  • A doctor on the UAE floating field hospital
    A doctor on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Doctors and patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    Doctors and patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Patient Adnan Shaheen on the UAE floating field hospital
    Patient Adnan Shaheen on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Doctors and patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    Doctors and patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
  • Patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    Patients from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
  • A young Palestinian in an ambulance on the floating field hospital
    A young Palestinian in an ambulance on the floating field hospital
  • A doctor from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital
    A doctor from Gaza on the UAE floating field hospital