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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Geneva Abdul

UK government faces legal action over not evacuating critically ill children from Gaza

Medics taking care of two ill children, with one child being intubated
According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that as many as 12,500 patients in Gaza require medical evacuation. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The UK government is facing a legal challenge over its decision not to medically evacuate critically ill children from Gaza in the way they have done for young people caught up in other conflicts.

The legal action, being taken against the Foreign Office and Home Office on behalf of three critically ill children in Gaza, argues that UK ministers have failed to take into account the lack of treatment options for children in the territory before denying medical evacuations.

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