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Portrait of Emad at la pointe rouge, Marseille. Emad, 36, was evacuated from Gaza to France in March 2025. He has worked for MSF for the past 9 years in Gaza, as medical team leader and head of nursing activities. Originally from Jabalia camp in Northern Gaza, he recently arrived in Marseille with his wife and three daughters. One of them, Sila, 7, has a heart disease and was already waiting for a medical evacuation before October 2023. Marseille, France, June 2025.
Portrait of Emad at la pointe rouge. Marseille, France, June 2025.
© Mohammad Ghannam/MSF

Leaving Gaza: a medical evacuation

Portrait of Emad at la pointe rouge. Marseille, France, June 2025.
© Mohammad Ghannam/MSF
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After surviving 17 months of bombing and displacement in Gaza, Palestine, Emad, an MSF nurse supervisor, was medically evacuated with his family to France in March 2025. In this short documentary, he recounts what they endured during the war — from the destruction of their home, and repeated displacement, to the limited access to healthcare for his daughter, Sila, who was born with a congenital heart condition.

Currently at least 12,000 patients, including thousands of children like Sila, need to be evacuated urgently from Gaza to access vital medical care. 

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Leaving Gaza: a medical evacuation