Thousands of Gaza cancer patients await evacuation as death rates surge amid treatment crisis

Despite a ceasefire established on October 10, 2025, thousands of patients in the Gaza Strip, including cancer patients, remain unable to access treatment or travel for medical care. World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic reported on August 11, 2026, that while 12,913 patients have been evacuated since October 2023, thousands more await evacuation. Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks since the ceasefire have killed 1,258 people, raising the total death toll since October 2023 to 73,386.

Gaza cancer patient evacuation crisis

• ▪Gaza doctors state that cancer patients in the Gaza Strip are dying due to a lack of treatment and the inability to travel for medical care.
• ▪Thousands of patients in the Gaza Strip remain awaiting medical evacuation despite an active ceasefire, according to World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic on August 11, 2026.

Medical evacuation statistics

• ▪Approximately 16,000 companions have accompanied the 12,913 medically evacuated patients from the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic.
• ▪World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic stated on August 11, 2026, that 12,913 patients, including 6,186 children, have been medically evacuated from Gaza since October 2023.

Weekly evacuation capacity

• ▪Medical evacuations from the Gaza Strip are conducted three to four times a week, according to World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic on August 11, 2026.
• ▪World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic stated that 101 patients and 164 companions were medically evacuated from the Gaza Strip between August 2 and August 8, 2026.

Gaza ceasefire casualty toll

• ▪The Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israeli attacks have killed 1,258 people and wounded 4,145 others in the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025.
• ▪The Gaza Health Ministry stated that the total death toll from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has reached 73,386, with 174,256 others injured.

2 sources