Hundreds of sick children from Gaza to be evacuated to UK for critical NHS treatment: Report
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 2 – The UK plans to evacuate up to 300 critically ill children from Gaza for NHS treatment amid a severe malnutrition crisis affecting more than 320,000 children, UNICEF said.
- Preparing to evacuate up to 300 seriously ill children from Gaza for NHS care, the UK plans to announce the scheme in the coming weeks, with only three children previously using Project Pure Hope visas.
- Unicef’s Ted Chaiban warns, 'over 320,000 young children are threatened by acute malnutrition, with over 160 deaths since October 2023, including 92 children.'
- Unrwa reports being “entirely sidelined” with 6,000 aid trucks awaiting approval, and on Saturday witnesses and medics reported Israeli forces killed 10 people near two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites.
- Pressure mounts as more than 100 MPs call to fast-track Gaza evacuations, with Labour backbench MP Stella Creasy emphasizing the urgency 'remains absolute and urgent'.
- The UK government plans to evacuate up to 300 seriously ill children from Gaza in parallel with Project Pure Hope, amid efforts to recognize a Palestinian state in September.
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