The patients were among the 4,500 people in Gaza believed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be in urgent need of evacuation, and they were transferred to Jordan by a joint operation by the Jordanian army, the country’s health ministry and the WHO.

The journey started at the Kerem Shalom crossing, which was the main portal of entry for humanitarian assistance through most of the war, and during the six-week ceasefire that followed.

Now that Benjamin Netanyahu has cut off all aid from entering Gaza, Kerem Shalom is all but deserted. The large car park, formerly full of aid trucks, was empty on Tuesday, except for a few soldiers and the Jordanian visitors.