Twenty-seven Gaza cancer patients, unable to continue treatment due to Israeli attacks, were transported from El Arish Airport in Egypt to Türkiye. Turkish Minister Fahrettin Koca, with the Egyptian Health Minister and a medical team, personally attended to each patient before their departure. They underwent health checks and boarded a plane destined for Turkish hospitals, primarily Etlik and Bilkent City Hospitals in Ankara, for their treatments.
Monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in Pakistan, with flash floods hitting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In Swat, nine people drowned while trying to rescue children who fell into a river during a family picnic. Search operations are ongoing for four missing individuals. Eight more deaths were reported in Punjab due to roof collapses, lightning, and floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the tragedy.