US EditionReconsider Gaza family case, court tells Foreign Office
- London's High Court ruled on Monday that officials must reconsider refusing to ask Israel to allow a Palestinian family to leave Gaza.
- This ruling follows the family's refusal of consular support by the Foreign Office, which argued such aid is only given in exceptional circumstances.
- The family of six, including four children, has UK entry permission to join a British relative but must travel through Israel to Jordan to complete visa procedures.
- Judge Chamberlain noted the decision denies the family the chance to escape daily danger from military action and starvation in Gaza, now facing a humanitarian catastrophe.
- The ruling intensifies pressure amid growing UK public sympathy for Palestinians and calls from nearly 60 MPs for a full arms embargo on Israel.
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Gaza Palestinian family given lifeline by court to come to UK
A Palestinian family who are stuck in Gaza despite having permission to join a relative in Britain were given a lifeline on Monday as London's High Court ruled that officials must reconsider their refusal to ask Israel to let them leave. The Palestinian couple and their four children were given permission to enter the United Kingdom to join their relative, a British citizen, earlier this year. Gaza has been under attack by Israel since October 2…
London court ruled U.K. must reconsider refusal to tell Israel to release Gaza family
London's High Court ruled that the U.K. Foreign Office must reconsider asking Israel to let a Palestinian family stuck in Gaza join relatives in Britain, due to dire conditions in the Strip. Three of the four children included in the original request have been shot at while waiting for aid
Gaza Palestinian family given lifeline by court to come to Britain
LONDON - A Palestinian family who are stuck in Gaza despite having permission to join a relative in Britain were given a lifeline on Monday as London's High Court ruled that officials must reconsider their refusal to ask Israel to let them leave. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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