Tel Aviv, May 17 -- The Israel Defence Forces reported on Thursday that its Medical Corps has achieved the fastest battlefield medical evacuation times ever recorded during an armed conflict.

According to data released by the IDF, wounded soldiers in Gaza are now being evacuated to hospitals in an average of just 51 minutes by helicopter and 61 minutes by ground, down from a 90-minute average during the 2014 war.

"This is the fastest recorded in any conflict worldwide," the IDF said.

Since Israel launched its ground war in Gaza, around 7,400 wounded personnel have been treated by the Medical Corps. Medical teams escort the injured from the battlefield through hospitalisation and rehabilitation, often while under fire. In one dramatic m...