Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in an Israeli blow, evacuated with a son

Palestinian doctor, whose nine children and husband were killed by Israeli air strike in Gaza last month, evacuated in Italy with his only surviving child.

Dr. Alaa Al-Nadjar and her 11-year-old son Adam Al-Nadzhar were planned to fly to Milan in northern Italy on Wednesday night, the Italian Foreign Ministry said. The boy will receive treatment for his injuries there.

Alaa’s husband, Dr. Hamdi Al-Najar, and nine of their children were killed after their home in the southern town of Khan Einnis was hit on May 23.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that at the time the incident was reviewed. BBC contacted IDF for updated comment.

Footage, published online by Palestinian journalists, Mohammed Salama and Hala Asfur on Wednesday, showed that the boy and his mother are entering an ambulance of the red crescent and waving goodbye as they leave Gaza.

In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, published before their evacuation, Alaa said that Adam’s condition was stable, but “his left hand is in bad shape, the bones are broken and the nerves are damaged.”

The mother and son, along with 17 other wounded Palestinians, plus their relatives, had to cross the border to the Israeli city of Aylat on Wednesday, where they would then be flew to different cities in Italy during charted flights from the Italian Air Force, according to a statement by the country’s foreign ministry.

The flight, carrying Adam, had to get at the Milan airport in Milan, the announcement said.

Including the mission on Wednesday, 150 Palestinian patients were evacuated from gas to Italy for medical treatment, as well as more than 450 accompanying family members, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added.

Alaa’s husband, Hamdi, had just returned from the launch of his wife to the Nasser hospital where they both worked When the deadly attack in their home happened in MayS

Hamdi was taken to hospital with brain and internal injuries, but died days later.

Adam was severely injured, but he survived the attack.

The British surgeon who treated him said that “Adam’s left hand is almost for hanging, he was covered with fragmentation injuries and had several significant tears” when he arrived at the hospital.

At that time, the IDF said in response to reports of the strike that “a plane struck several suspects identified by IDF forces as operating in a building near troops in the area of ​​Khan Eunice, a dangerous battle zone that was evacuated to civilians in advance for their protection.

Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas’s cross -border attack on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were hostage.

During the war, at least 55 104 people were killed in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the territory.