Egypt is getting ready to obtain wounded Palestinians from the closely bombarded Gaza Strip by way of the Rafah border crossing for medical remedy, medical and safety sources mentioned on Tuesday.

It comes amid unrelenting Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with the well being ministry within the besieged Palestinian territory saying greater than 8,500 folks have been killed, together with over 3,500 youngsters.

The strikes are available in response to an October 7 assault during which Hamas militants infiltrated into southern Israel, killing 1,400 folks, the bulk civilians, in line with Israeli officers.

“Medical teams will be present tomorrow (Wednesday) at the crossing to examine the cases coming (from Gaza) as soon as they arrive… and determine the hospitals they will be sent to,” a medical official in Egypt’s metropolis of El Arish informed AFP.

A safety supply on the Rafah crossing confirmed the knowledge.

The state-affiliated Al-Qahera information channel mentioned the Rafah crossing — the one one out of Gaza not managed by Israel — can be opened on Wednesday to obtain a lot of wounded Palestinians.

The medical official added {that a} discipline hospital with an space of 1,300 sq. metres (about 14,000 sq. toes) can be constructed to obtain the wounded Palestinians within the metropolis of Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Rafah.

An AFP photographer on Tuesday noticed numerous ambulances gathered on the Egyptian aspect of the crossing.

The choice to open the crossing got here hours after an Israeli strike on the biggest refugee camp in Gaza, the place the well being ministry has mentioned at the very least 50 folks had been killed.

Egypt on Tuesday condemned the strike on Jabalia camp “in the strongest terms”, warning towards “the consequences of the continuation of these indiscriminate attacks that target defenceless civilians” in a overseas ministry assertion.