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UN says medical evacuations from Gaza continue but treatment gap remains

United Nations · February 17, 2026
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The United Nations reported limited daily medical evacuations from Gaza — 55 patients and 72 companions were evacuated yesterday — while roughly 18,500 people still require treatment not available locally, officials told a press briefing.

At a United Nations press briefing, the spokesperson (identified in the transcript as Steph) said medical evacuations from the Gaza Strip are continuing each day but remain limited in scale. "Yesterday, the World Health Organization and partners supported the evacuation of 55 patients and 72 of their companions," the spokesperson said.

The briefing said roughly three-quarters of those evacuated left through one crossing and about a quarter through…

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