On Sunday, 18 January (14:00), a forward emergency treatment centre was opened at the Erez crossing into Gaza in the presence of Minister of Welfare and Social Services Isaac Herzog and Minister of Health Yacov Ben Yizri.
The centre’s goal is to treat uninvolved civilians from Gaza. The Israel Ministry of Health, through Magen David Adom, will operate the emergency treatment center. This initiative is part of the Israeli government’s humanitarian efforts to assist the civilian population of Gaza, coordinated by Minister Herzog.
According to understandings reached between the ministers of welfare and health and the International Red Cross, the injured civilians will be brought from Gaza to hospitals in Israel, according to their medical condition. Israeli hospitals have been preparing to accept these new patients.
The treatment centre will be fully equipped and staffed by medical personnel, including specialists in the areas of: trauma, orthopedics, pediatric medicine, family medicine, gynecology, etc.
Here is a video of the centre, courtesy of Israel21C:
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