US EditionFirst group of Gaza children to be brought to UK 'in coming weeks'
The UK government will evacuate up to 50 critically ill Gaza children for urgent treatment on the NHS amid a severe humanitarian crisis, with selection by the World Health Organization.
- The Foreign Office, Home Office and Department of Health are preparing to evacuate 30 to 50 critically ill Palestinian children from Gaza to the UK in the coming weeks.
- Last week, a cross-party group of 96 MPs warned that Gaza’s healthcare system is decimated and children face imminent death, prompting calls to lift evacuation barriers.
- Under the plan, children and carers undergo biometric screening in a third country, with the World Health Organization selecting children who will travel via a third country for biometric checks, the Home Office said.
- Upon arrival, children will be treated by the NHS and up to 50 may enter the asylum system, the Home Office said.
- Last month, First Minister John Swinney said 'Scotland stands ready to play our full part in supporting medical evacuations from Gaza,' but transfers require Westminster facilitation, with only two evacuees arriving in Britain since October 2023.
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The Home Office has authorised the medical evacuation of up to 50 critically ill or injured children from Gaza to the UK for treatment in the coming weeks. It follows lobbying by 96 cross-party MPs. Unicef says more than fifty thousand children have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza and other countries, like Italy and Spain, have already taken in both children and adults. Earlier, we spoke to Omar Din from Project Pure Hope, which has br…
Tens of Gaza children to evacuate to UK ’in coming weeks’
The first group of critically ill and injured children in Gaza will be medically evacuated to the UK for treatment, as Israel's war has put thousands of Palestinian children at risk of imminent death. The evacuation, reportedly coordinated by the Foreign Office, Home Office and Department of Health, is set to happen in the coming weeks, the BBC understands. Some 30 to 50 children will be selected by the World Health Organisation, which has been …
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