Dozens of Palestinian children from Gaza to be brought to UK for treatment
A child collects water in this picture from Gaza in early August 2025
Imran Mulla reports in Middle East Eye on 18 August 2025:
A group of between 30 and 50 Palestinian children will be evacuated from Gaza to Britain for medical treatment in the coming weeks, according to the BBC.
Children from Gaza have been brought privately to the UK for medical treatment, but this marks the first time that the British government itself will evacuate children for treatment.
Last week 96 MPs from several parties wrote to the government urging it to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to Britain, warning that many were at risk of imminent death.
Earlier this month the government said plans to bring children to the UK for treatment were being carried out “at pace”. The children will be allowed to travel with family members, and some are expected to enter the asylum system afterwards, since they may be unable to return to Gaza.
More than 50,000 children have been killed or injured since October 2023, according to the UN.