Adam, 11, is about to depart Gaza for Italy subsequent week.
A critically injured 11-year-old Palestinian boy whose father and 9 siblings had been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza will quickly obtain medical remedy in Italy.
The information was confirmed by deputy premier and overseas minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday, lower than per week after the Italian authorities provided to switch the boy, Adam al-Najjar, to a medical facility in Italy.
“I believe that on 11 June Adam will be capable to depart Gaza along with his mom, aunt and 4 cousins and can come right here to be handled in among the finest Italian paediatric hospitals”, Tajani informed reporters on the sidelines of a UNESCO convention in Naples.
Adam’s physician father, Hamdi al-Najjar, died on Saturday, eight days after struggling extreme accidents in an Israeli air strike that hit the household’s dwelling in Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip.
The assault occurred simply after Dr al-Najjar had returned from dropping his spouse, paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar, off at Nasser Hospital, the place the couple each labored.
His dying leaves his 11-year-old Adam as the only survivor of the assault.
Adam is about to reach in Italy on a flight from Israel’s Eilat-Ramon airport, in accordance with La Repubblica newspaper, together with round 20 different wounded younger individuals who might be taken to varied medical services within the nation.
It’s reported that Adam might be taken to Milan to endure the operations required to deal with the extreme accidents and burns he suffered, significantly to his chest and one arm.
Italy’s provide of assist got here after the boy’s uncle Ali Al-Najjar appealed to the Italian authorities to take him “to an actual hospital, outdoors of the Gaza Strip”, La Repubblica reported.
Tajani informed reporters on Wednesday that Italy is “one of many international locations that has performed probably the most” to assist civilians in Gaza, transferring 700 Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip into Italy, together with “130 kids who’re hospitalised in the perfect Italian paediatric hospitals”.
“We proceed our humanitarian motion effort, we’re persevering with the Meals for Gaza mission, with all of the difficulties that exist” – Tajani added – “You recognize what our place is: sufficient bombings, sufficient struggle”.
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