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A boy with an amputated arm wrapped up sits in an orange chair

A boy with an amputated arm lies on a gurney on a bus
"My father and uncles are all dead. I am the only man left," says 13-year-old Ahmad.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A girl on a bus crying
Many families had to make difficult decisions to send their children for treatment.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A woman holding a baby rugged up in a white blanket
The children being evacuated for medical treatment range from babies to teenagers.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

a boy on a stretcher on a bus
Twenty-nine children were among the first group to be evacuated.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A man in military uniform speaks at a lectern
Brigadier General Mustafa Al-Hiyari said the Jordanian Army was responsible for organising the convoys travelling across to Gaza.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A white bus in a carpark with red Arabic writing on the side
The ambulances drove from Jordan to the Kerem Shalom crossing.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A couple with children walk towards a military chopper
The most unwell patients were airlifted to hospital.(ABC News: Matthew Doran)

A group of people in army fatigues stand in a carpark
Israeli police preparing to escort the convoy from Kerem Shalom back to Jordan.(ABC News: Matthew Doran)

A woman in a purple veil holds a baby
Enas Abu Daqqa and her baby daughter Nivine made the journey from Gaza.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A baby with a dummy in her mouth
Nivine was born with a serious heart problem and has spent much of her six months in hospital.(ABC News: Matthew Doran)

A baby boy on his mother's lap
Many of the children could only travel with one or two members of their families as escorts.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A man in blue scrubs stands on a bus
Paediatrician Dr Mohammed Al-Rahahleh joined the journey from Gaza.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A girl in a purple tracksuit sits on a bus
The children evacuated need treatment for a variety of ailments including cancer.(ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A boy gives a peace sign out of a car window
Young children are not the only Palestinians needing medical evacuation in Gaza.(ABC News: Matthew Doran)
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