India, Oct. 30 -- Save the Children said on Oct. 29, 2026 that children in Gaza needing life-saving medical treatment are increasingly trapped inside the Strip, with the number of child medical evacuations falling by 75% since the first year of the war, while support services for those who reach Egypt face the risk of closure due to funding cuts.
Falling evacuations and waiting lists
Save the Children cited data provided by the World Health Organization to the organisation showing a decline in child medical evacuations from Gaza.
The figures cited by Save the Children included:
* Nearly 14,000 Palestinians evacuated for medical treatment since October 2023, according to the World Health Organization
* Nearly two-thirds (8,940) of those ...