Rome - Saba:
The Italian government announced its readiness to receive the only surviving child from the family of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, who lost nine of her children in an Israeli airstrike on her home in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis, last week.
The Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is closely monitoring the situation of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, whose family was targeted in an Israeli attack in recent days."
It added: "The husband was seriously injured, and the doctor lost nine of her ten children. The only surviving child, Adam, is receiving treatment in a hospital in Khan Yunis," in the southern Gaza Strip.
He continued: "The Italian government is ready to transfer the injured Adam to Italy. Based on Minister Tajani's instructions, the ministry is taking steps to implement the transfer of the child, while respecting the wishes of the doctor and her family."
In addition to Italy, Malta also announced its readiness to provide shelter for the Palestinian doctor and her family.
Pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was shocked to learn that the bodies of nine of her children arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis while she was working there. They had been burned to death following an Israeli shelling of her home. Adam, her only remaining child, and her husband, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, were also injured.
The Israeli targeting of Dr. al-Najjar's family home came three days after Moshe Feiglin, leader of the far-right Israeli Zehut party, called on Israel's Channel 14 to eliminate children and infants in Gaza.
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