[News] UK aid-funded field hospital ‘up and running in Gaza’ as US prepares to put ceasefire resolution to UN

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UK aid-funded field hospital is 'up and running in Gaza', says foreign office

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced on Friday that a UK aid-funded field hospital is “now up and running in Gaza”.

In a social media post on its X account, the UK Foreign Office said the hospital will treat more than 100 patients a day and “make a real difference on the ground”. The hospital is run by the medical and humanitarian NGO, UK-Med.

UK-Med posted a YouTube link to a video which showed its CEO, David Wightwick, on a tour of the hospital in Gaza.

“With the emergency department, operating theatre and inpatient wards currently under construction, this facility will be able to treat at least 250 patients per day,” UK-Med said.

Portugal gives €10m to Unrwa as new additional aid

Portugal said on Thursday it would give €10m ($10.89m/£8.6m) to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (Unrwa) as a one-off contribution intended to provide food, medicine, and humanitarian aid to Palestinians, reports Reuters.

The amount was announced by acting cabinet affairs minister Mariana Vieira da Silva following a cabinet meeting. According to the news agency, a foreign ministry official described the amount as new additional aid that had not been in the state budget for 2024.

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of Unrwa, expressed his thanks via social media on Friday. He wrote on X:

Thank you Portugal [and] João Cravinho, for your new contribution to Unrwa. Your decision comes at a time of unprecedented challenges and will support our efforts to reverse the impact of the looming famine in Gaza and to provide lifeline services to Palestine refugees across the region. I hope other countries will follow your solidarity.”

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