Moscow, Aug 3 (UNI) The United Kingdom plans to bring up to 300 sick children from the Gaza Strip for treatment, the Times newspaper reported.
Hundreds of seriously ill children will be evacuated from Gaza and treated by the National Health Service in the UK, the plans will be announced within weeks, the publication said.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip.
After that, militants of the Palestinian movement Hamas penetrated the border areas, opening fire on the military and civilians, and took more than 200 hostages. According to the authorities, about 1,200 people were killed on the Israeli side.
In response, the Israel Defence Forces launched Operation Iron Swords, which included strikes on civilian targets, and announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, electricity, fuel, food and medicine were stopped.
The fighting, which was interrupted by short-term ceasefires, claimed the lives of more than 60,000 Palestinians and about 1,500 Israelis, spread to Lebanon and Yemen, and provoked an exchange of missile strikes between Israel and Iran.
