Around 21,000 patients reported waiting months to leave Gaza for medical care

Single source · Gaza Strip, Palestine (approximate) · 2026-10-21 12:22 UTC

Middle East Eye reports that around 21,000 patients have been waiting for months to leave Gaza for medical care, and attributes the delays to Israeli restrictions on departures. No other source in the claims confirms the figure.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-21 12:22 UTC
• Egypt Today, 2026-10-22 10:34 UTC

First reported 2026-10-21 12:22 UTC; last updated 2026-10-22 10:47 UTC.

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