Up to 20 people from the Gaza Strip who are seriously ill are to be evacuated to Norway accompanied by close relatives, the Norwegian Immigration Department (UDI) said on Thursday. The UDI said it had received an order from the government to issue entry permits for medical evacuations from Gaza. Minors and women should be the first to be accepted, the UDI said. Norway is offering to take in up to 100 people in total, though it is unclear when the first evacuees will arrive there, as the patients also require an exit permit from Gaza. Civilians in the Gaza Strip are in desperate need of medical…