TEHRAN - The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is trying to set up a field hospital close to the Gaza border in Egypt to treat the wounded Palestinians.

"Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide relief consignments or even send basic needs to the Palestinian people,” Pirhossein Kolivand, head of the IRCS, said on Monday, ISNA reported.

He continued, "We are consulting to establish a field hospital for the treatment of people through Egypt and in an area next to the Gaza border."

Health Ministry negotiating to help

Following the humanitarian crisis caused by the Zionist regime’s attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, the Health Ministry is negotiating with international bodies and organizations to provide assistance to people.

Hossein Farshidi, the deputy health minister, has announced that the Ministry is ready to provide any kind of aid to the oppressed people of Gaza, IRNA reported.

Mohammad-Hossein Niknam, another health official, in separate calls with Mohammad Abdel-Ahad, the representative of the United Nations Population Fund in Iran, as well as the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund in the country, highlighted the mission of international organizations in humanitarian affairs and human rights and emphasized the need to provide international aid.

Also, in a letter to the head of the World Health Organization, the Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned the attack on hospitals and medical staff in Gaza and warned about the critical health and medical conditions in the region.

On Saturday, Kolivand sent a message to Mohammed Al-hadid, his Jordan counterpart.

Referring to the large number of civilians, particularly women and children, who were killed and injured in armed conflicts in Gaza, Kolivand announced readiness to send humanitarian relief consignments as well as dispatch medical teams to Jordan to treat injured Palestinians.

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