CAIRO, March 7: A Kuwaiti medical team, comprised of surgeons and other health professionals, will enter the Gaza Strip to provide much-needed assistance, said the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), Thursday. Head of KRCS operations Dr. Musa’ad Al-Enezi told KUNA that the team would provide treatment to the Gazan people who face daily aggression by the Israeli occupation forces. The team -- currently in Al-Arish city, Egypt -- would perform surgeries and give treatments to thousands of those injured in the ongoing onslaught, he added. The KRCS official affirmed that the society would be coordinating with the Egyptian and Palestinian Red Crescent societies to facilitate the four-member team’s entry into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing until they reach those in need of medical care.

The 46th humanitarian planeload took off from Kuwait Thursday morning heading to the Gaza Strip through Egyptian Al-Arish airport, with the plane carrying a volunteer medical team from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). KRCS Secretary General Maha Al-Barjas told KUNA before departure that the medical team, specialized in surgery, is setting out to support the Palestinian medical crew, ease the extreme pressure on doctors and nurses, and provide necessary treatments. She took note of the Kuwaiti volunteer team, praising their sense of duty. Al-Barjas further underlined that medical equipment need to be permitted entry into Gaza as the Strip is suffering a great shortage. She explained that KRCS will be installing a field hospital in cooperation with Palestinian and Egyptian counterparts as the Gazan medical sector is deteriorating with the Israeli aggression continuing to target hospitals. (KUNA)