UK ‘outraged’ at Israel restricting aid as it works to evacuate children from Gaza for treatment
British officials are expediting visas for Palestinian children needing specialist medical care and supporting students with scholarships to UK universities amid ongoing evacuations.
- On Monday, British foreign secretary David Lammy said officials are working to evacuate critically ill children from Gaza for specialist treatment in U.K. hospitals, without specifying numbers.
- David Lammy said he was `outraged` by Israel's aid restrictions and announced 15 million pounds for medical support in Gaza and the region.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told Parliament Monday that officials expedite visas for Palestinians and families, while the U.K. funds field hospitals and works with the World Health Organization in Egypt treating 8,000 medically evacuated from Gaza; British media reported nine Chevening scholarship recipients are being evacuated.
- The first patients are expected to arrive in the U.K. in coming weeks, while other European nations including Italy have evacuated students and sick children from Gaza.
- Lammy urged an immediate ceasefire, saying `We all know there is only one way out — an immediate ceasefire` as photographs from Gaza City on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, show Palestinian children scavenging for fuel amid famine warnings.
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UK 'outraged' at Israel restricting aid as it works to evacuate children from Gaza for treatment
British officials are working to evacuate critically sick and injured children from Gaza for treatment in U.K. hospitals.
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