(20 May 2025)
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King Hussein Bridge, Southern Shouneh, Jordan – 20 May 2025
1. Wide of ambulance and bus carrying six children with cancer and family members from Gaza Strip arriving at King Hussein Bridge
2. Mid of ambulance and bus driving to reception area
3. Bus arriving
4. Various of bus interior
5. Wide of journalists
6. Wide of children and their mothers leaving bus
7. Various of Amal Issa and her children walking together
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Issa, from Sheikh Radwan district in Gaza City, mother of 12-year-old boy, Abdullah Issa, with stomach cancer:
“Two months ago, we discovered that he had a tumor in his abdomen, and they referred him abroad for treatment. Thank God that King Abdullah received us, may God preserve his glory, because he stood with us, embraced us, and covered the cost of my son’s treatment.”
9. Tracking of Issa and children walking
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Reem Yaseen, from Al-Zaytun, from largest quarter of the Old City of Gaza, mother of 7-month-old baby with eye cancer:
“The trip was good, thank God, it was fine. We thank King Abdullah and everyone who contributed to getting us out of Gaza with our children. Thank God we arrived safely.”
11. Wide of Issa and her children getting into bus
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Reem Yaseen from Al-Zaytun, largest quarter of the Old City of Gaza, mother of 7-month-old baby with eye cancer:
“Cancerous tumor in both eyes, during pregnancy due to breathing smoke from missiles, shells, and fire fumes.”
13. Mid of 7-year-old Mohammad Zarandah suffering from kidney cancer, inside ambulance
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Riham Zarandah, from Al-Saftawi, Northern Gaza Strip, mother of Mohammad who has kidney cancer:
“Three months ago, we discovered that he had kidney cancer. Of course, there is no treatment. We don’t have painkillers and there are no medications in the Gaza Strip. We contacted several institutions and several branches. The only country that received us was Jordan, King Hussein Hospital. Thank God, I am very happy. They gave me hope that my son will recover, that he will return to the way he was.”
15. Wide of security personnel closing ambulance door
16. Tracking of ambulance and bus leaving toward military base near the King Hussein Bridge
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Southern Shouneh, Jordan – 20 May 2025
17. Wide of two military helicopters at military base
18. Various of children and their family members getting into helicopter
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19. Various of Mohammad being moved from ambulance toward helicopter
20. Mid of mother and baby inside helicopter
21. Various of helicopters
22. Wide of helicopter taking off
STORYLINE:
The third batch of six cancer-stricken children from Gaza arrived in Jordan on Tuesday, with the patients accompanied by 19 family members.
The evacuation was carried out in cooperation with the World Health Organization, with the patients and their families being moved from Gaza to the King Hussein Bridge by bus and ambulance before receiving treatment.
Amal Issa and her 12-year-old son, Abdullah, were evacuated from Sheikh Radwan, a district in Gaza City. She’s thankful her son will now receive treatment for his stomach cancer.
“Two months ago, we discovered that he had a tumor in his abdomen, and they referred him abroad for treatment,” Issa told reporters.
“Thank God that King Abdullah (of Jordan) received us, may God preserve his glory, because he stood with us, embraced us, and covered the cost of my son’s treatment.”
His mother Riham said the family discovered he had kidney cancer “three months ago.”
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