Raed al-Nims, spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), says the organisation was informed this morning that the evacuation of patients and wounded via the Rafah crossing has been cancelled for today.

“Unfortunately, a few minutes ago, we were … informed that the evacuation process for today has been cancelled,” he told Al Jazeera from Khan Younis.

He said the procedure should have seen sick and wounded arrive at the Red Cross Society hospital for preliminary medical checkups before being transferred by ambulance to the Rafah crossing, then to Egyptian hospitals or elsewhere.