88 Palestinian patients return to Gaza after receiving medical treatment abroad.

SHOTLIST: KHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINE (AUG. 03, 2026) 1. CROWD GATHERING IN STREETS WHILE ICRC VEHICLES ARRIVE 2. CHILD WITH MOM LOOKING OUT OF BUS WINDOW 3. CHILDREN BEATING ON BUS WINDOW 4. PALESTINIAN PATIENTS GETTING OFF BUS 5. VARIOUS OF ELDERLY PATIENTS BEING CARRIED INTO HOSPITAL BY WHEELCHAIR 6. VARIOUS OF RELATIVES HUGGING PATIENTS 7. PALESTINIAN RETURNEE, NASSRIN MIHNA, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 8. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN RETURNEES REUNITING WITH THEIR RELATIVES 9. PALESTINIAN RETURNEE WARUD EL-SHEIKH AL-EID, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 10. PALESTINIAN RETURNEE ABDULLAH BARAKAH SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 11. ICRC SPOKESPERSON IN GAZA, AMANI AN-NAUK, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic)KHAN YOUNIS, PALESTINE - AUGUST 03: A group of 88 Palestinian patients and their companions returned to Gaza on Monday, Aug. 3, after receiving medical treatment abroad, where they were welcomed by relatives. The group entered Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem border crossing before being transferred by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Families gathered outside the hospital to welcome their relatives, many of whom had been separated for nearly two and a half years. The ICRC said it contacted all individuals before the operation, confirmed that their return was voluntary, helped those in need communicate with their families and assessed special medical needs. Gaza’s health sector has been severely weakened by Israel’s genocide against Palestinians since Oct. 8, 2023. Israel has destroyed hospitals and health facilities and prevented the entry of medicines, medical supplies and fuel, severely reducing the ability of medical facilities to provide treatment, especially for cancer patients and people with chronic diseases. Israel has killed more than 73,000 people and injured over 174,000 others in a brutal war in Gaza since October 2023. Despite the ceasefire agreement in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, Israel has continued its attacks across the enclave, killing 1,250 Palestinians and injuring 4,110 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.