CAIRO: Egypt is ready to take in more Palestinian wounded through its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, a senior health official said on Sunday.
Nassir Rasmi, a senior official of Egypt s health ministry, told reporters that 290 wounded Palestinians had been brought into Egypt since Israel began its onslaught in Gaza on Dec. 27.
Egypt is prepared to accommodate all casualties who can leave Gaza, he said. The country has already taken in 290 wounded Palestinians, he said, adding that 60 had been flown to hospitals in several Arab countries.
He said that 568 ton of medical supplies and 24 ambulances have been delivered through the Rafah crossing to hospitals in Gaza.
According to government reports 13 European doctors, 61 Arabs, including 51 Egyptians, have gone into Gaza to help at hospitals.
Egypt last week called for humanitarian corridors in the Gaza Strip. More than 900 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began, Palestinian medics say.
Antonio Guterres, the UN high commissioner for refugees, has urged both Israel and Egypt to allow Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza. -AFP
