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First medical evacuations since May are underway in Gaza

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 2 developments

At least 19 injured children are transported to Egypt to receive treatment

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  1. 21 Children Are Set to Exit Gaza in First Medical Evacuation Since Early May

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Newest

    First medical evacuations since May are underway in Gaza

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Critically ill children to leave Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Twenty-one minors, some of whom have cancer, head abroad for treatment after leaving Nasser hospital

  2. Military.com

    21 Children Are Set to Exit Gaza in First Medical Evacuation Since Early May (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Twenty-one critically ill children are set to exit Gaza in the first medical evacuation since the territory's sole travel crossing was shut down in early May

  3. Portland Press Herald

    68 sick and injured children and companions leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since May (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Family members earlier bade a tearful goodbye to the children as they and their escorts left the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis bound for the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    19 sick and injured children, plus companions, leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since May (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Family members earlier bade a tearful goodbye to the children as they and their escorts left the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis bound for the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel.

  5. WMUR

    68 sick, injured children plus companions leave Gaza in medical evacuation (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Israeli authorities say dozens of sick and injured children and their companions have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May.

  6. New York Times

  7. Kokomo Tribune

    The Latest | Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad. It’s the first medical evacuation since Gaza

  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Sick, injured children leave Gaza in medical evacuation (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Israeli officials said the children and their companions will travel to Egypt and further abroad to receive medical treatment.

  9. The Buffalo News

    68 sick and injured children plus companions leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since May (opens The Buffalo News)

    Published

    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Israeli authorities say 68 sick and injured children and their companions have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when

  10. New York Times

    Critically Ill Children Allowed to Leave Gaza for First Time Since May (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The Israeli military said the operation was carried out in coordination with the U.S., Egypt and the international community. In all, 68 people — sick and injured patients and their escorts — were allowed to leave, the military said.

  11. Kokomo Tribune

    The Latest | Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye as 21 critically ill kids will get treatment abroad (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Families bid a tearful goodbye as 21 critically ill children are set to exit Gaza for treatment abroad. It’s the first medical evacuation since Gaza

  12. NBC News

    Sick Gaza children evacuated to Egypt as part of international effort (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Family members bid tearful goodbyes to 21 critically ill children who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip as part of a secret mission to get them the badly needed medical help that's been in short supply since the Israelis invaded the Palestinian territory.

  13. Voice of America

    First medical evacuations since May are underway in Gaza (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    At least 19 injured children are transported to Egypt to receive treatment

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Tareq El Helou, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, Eyad Kourdi and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of sick and injured children, including 20 cancer patients, have been evacuated from Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the first to leave since Israel launched its offensive in Raf…

  15. Herald Bulletin

    Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick and injured children and their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical

  16. NPR

    Sick children are allowed to leave Gaza for the first time in weeks (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Israel and Egypt agreed to allow nearly 20 critically ill children to leave Gaza. This is the first major evacuation since the Rafah border closed last month.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Israel allows sick or wounded Palestinian kids to leave Gaza for treatment (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or injured children and their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    19 Gaza children to seek care in Egypt (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Israeli authorities say 68 people -- 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions -- have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory's sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured i…

  19. CNN

    Dozens of sick and injured Palestinian children (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Dozens of sick and injured children, including 20 cancer patients, have been evacuated from Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the first to leave since Israel launched its offensive in Rafah last month.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.