UAE/France
The United Arab Emirates will arrange for a field hospital filled with inventory and equipment to be erected in the Gaza Strip, the Dubai state news agency reported, without making clear whether Israel had responded to the move. Five planes were sent to Egypt on Monday from Abu Dhabi with the field hospital, according to AFP. France is also sending a military hospital to the region to treat wounded people from the Gaza Strip. “France is negotiating with Egypt to set up a military hospital in the country. This will include operating theatres for badly wounded people from the Gaza Strip,” France’s defence minister said. Paris will host an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population of Gaza later this week. France has taken steps to coordinate international relief efforts for the Palestinian enclave. The French government is also sending a helicopter carrier to the area. It will be reinforced with treatment centres and hospital departments./ritzau/AFP/