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C-130J Airlift Brings 12 Palestinian Children From Gaza To Pisa In Italy’s Largest Medical Evacuation Since January

In Pisa, Italy, on August 14, a C-130J aircraft of the Italian Air Force's 46th Air Brigade lands at Pisa Airport carrying 12 Palestinian patients evacuated from the Gaza Strip, along with their accompanying family members, as part of the largest humanitarian medical airlift conducted by Italy since January 2024. The patients, all children suffering from severe congenital diseases or serious injuries and amputations, are transferred to hospitals in Pisa, Florence, Genoa, Massa, and Bologna for specialized treatment. In total, the operation, involving three C-130J aircraft flying from Pisa to Cairo and Ramon (Eilat), brings 31 children and their companions, 114 people overall, to Italy through arrivals in Milan Linate, Pisa, and Rome Ciampino. (Photo by Enrico Mattia Del Punta/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#12643409
Date Taken	14 August 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Enrico Mattia Del Punta/NurPhoto
Category	Unrest, Conflicts and War
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Enrico Mattia Del Punta/NurPhoto

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