GENEVA, Oct. 23 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced it had led the medical evacuation of 41 critically ill patients and 145 companions from Gaza, amid growing international concern over the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn enclave.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X that around 15,000 Gazan patients are still awaiting evacuation. "We continue to call on countries to show their solidarity and for all routes to be opened to expedite medical evacuations," he urged.

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Many of those awaiting transfer suffer from war-related injuries, while others battle chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, conditions that Gaza's d...