The
Dixmude
is about to weigh anchor.
The mission of the amphibious helicopter carrier transformed into a hospital ship in the port of al-Arish in Egypt is coming to an end.
The national navy vessel is expected to leave Egypt on January 27.
For two months, 120 seriously injured Palestinians have been treated on board, half of them children between 2 and 14 years old.
A thousand people received treatment there.
But, compared to the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, bombed by Israel after the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, French aid looks like a drop in the ocean.
“We could always do more, but, from a doctor's point of view, 120 lives saved is already a victory
,” confides the central director of the army health service (SSA), chief doctor Jacques Margery. .
Even marginal, French support was nevertheless able to relieve Egyptian hospitals and treat the most serious war wounds.
Politically, the gesture counts to be heard in Arab countries.
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