UAE medical flight sets off to collect Gaza patients - in pictures

  • Medical staff boarding a UAE plane headed for Al Arish, Egypt, from Abu Dhabi International Airport. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
    Medical staff boarding a UAE plane headed for Al Arish, Egypt, from Abu Dhabi International Airport. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
  • The plane will bring back cancer patients and wounded people for treatment in the Emirates
    The plane will bring back cancer patients and wounded people for treatment in the Emirates
  • The aircraft has been fitted with hospital beds
    The aircraft has been fitted with hospital beds
  • The UAE has committed to providing free medical care for 1,000 injured children and another 1,000 Palestinians with cancer
    The UAE has committed to providing free medical care for 1,000 injured children and another 1,000 Palestinians with cancer
  • Doctors and nurses from local hospitals volunteered to be part of the operation
    Doctors and nurses from local hospitals volunteered to be part of the operation

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