The UK government is initiating a plan to evacuate seriously ill and injured children from Gaza for medical treatment in the UK. This scheme aims to provide taxpayer-funded care for children in urgent need, with details to be announced in the coming weeks. Over 50,000 children have been reported killed or injured in Gaza due to the ongoing conflict. Keir Starmer emphasized the acceleration of efforts to facilitate the evacuation. The government plan will work alongside Project Pure Hope's private initiative, which has already successfully evacuated several children for treatment.
The UK government plans to evacuate seriously ill and injured children from Gaza for NHS treatment, enabling those in severe need to receive taxpayer-funded care.
More than 50,000 children have been killed or injured in Gaza since the outbreak of the war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023, according to Unicef data.
Keir Starmer stated that the UK was urgently accelerating efforts to bring children over for treatment, as ministers work to implement the evacuation scheme swiftly.
The scheme will operate parallel to Project Pure Hope’s initiative, which has already helped bring several children to the UK for private treatment.
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