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First group of children is already “on their way” in the country to receive treatment, says Foreign Minister. It is the first government operation to remove children from the enclave.
The United Kingdom will receive in the next weeks a group of seriously sick children from the Gaza range to receive medical care, the British Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
According to BBC British radiothelevision, these are the first children to be removed from Gaza under a government operation Led by several ministries and announced in July by British Prime Minister Keir Stmerer.
Speaking to the France-Presse news agency (AFP), the British Ministry of Health has confirmed the removal of sick children from that zone, who are expected to reach the country “in the coming weeks” accompanied by the “closest family members”.
The Ministry of Health explained that this support arises when “the humanitarian situation continues to leave many people with urgent medical care needsS ”in Gaza, noting that most hospitals at the Palestinian enclave are no longer operational.
Children will be selected according to the needs by doctors who work for the Hamas governmentin August the British government explained. However, the goal is for trips to be coordinated by the World Health Organization.
The number of children covered by this operation was not disclosed, but estimated it “between 30 and 50 minors”.
In an interview given on Saturday to The Mirror, British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper announced that one Gaza’s first group of children was “on the way” From the United Kingdom, describing this initiative as “considerable diplomatic work”, and Israel will have to authorize the departure of the Gaza Strip.
