Ten seriously ill Palestinian children and young people accompanied by about fifteen family members left Cairo with the Farnesina crisis unit. The Italian ambassador to Egypt Michele Quaroni followed the entire operation.

The children will be transferred from Cairo to various hospitals in Rome, Genoa, Bambino Gesù in Florence and Genoa Buzzoli Bologna in Milan. They will arrive in Pisa, Ciampino and then in Rome - specified by the diplomat - on November 20th and 21st.