Project Pure Hope, a British organisation which includes volunteer medical professionals, has so far brought three children to the UK for treatment.
The most recent, 15-year-old Majd al-Shagnobi, arrived in the UK last week. He required complex facial reconstructive surgery after an Israeli tank shell destroyed his jaw when he was trying to access aid in February 2024. He was the first Palestinian child to be flown to the UK for treatment for war injuries.
His evacuation was organised in conjunction with the US NGO, Kinder Relief, which has helped other children from Gaza get medical treatment abroad.
His treatment, privately funded by Project Pure Hope, will begin at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in the coming days, carried out by a medical team who will all work for free.
The organisation has been urging the government to establish a scheme similar to one created to treat Ukrainian refugees and welcomed the government’s plan, saying it would be able to share its expertise from successful private evacuations.
It said: “Our blueprint can help ensure the UK acts quickly and effectively, so that every child who needs urgent care has the best chance of survival and recovery.”