Medical evacuations from Gaza: Europe is lagging behind, with far too few patients being accepted

Friday, Dec 19, 2025

Il Sole 24 Ore

Medical evacuations from Gaza to Europe are slowing, despite capacity; political consensus is lacking.

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Medical evacuations from Gaza to Europe have slowed despite a ceasefire, leaving access to life-saving care unresolved in the humanitarian emergency. Organizations like MSF report declining numbers of specialized medical evacuations from Gaza, leading to deaths while patients await transfer or adequate care within Gaza’s failing healthcare system. Since October 2023, the WHO has evacuated over 7,600 patients from Gaza, mostly children, with most transfers going to Middle Eastern and Gulf countries; Europe’s role has been marginal, hosting only 397 evacuated patients according to recent data, far below estimated needs. While the broader WHO European region has seen over a thousand evacuations, these are concentrated in few states. Italy serves as an example of European capacity, regularly organizing medical transfers for severely ill children with complex conditions, having received over 840 people through humanitarian missions since the conflict began.

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