Charity calls on Britain to evacuate 21 seriously ill children from Gaza world News

A British charity is asking the UK government to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 21 seriously ill children from a besieged hospital in northern Gaza.

Kamal Adwan Hospital was recently raided by Israeli soldiers and several medical staff were detained.

Only two doctors are left to care for more than 150 patients, there is a severe shortage of medical supplies, and surgical facilities are no longer functioning.

Another airstrike hit the hospital early Thursday morning, destroying much of the third floor.

The Israel Defense Forces claim that Hamas fighters are hiding and operating out of Kamal Adwan Hospital, which is in the Jabaliya refugee camp, and have released a video showing weapons they say were found at the compound. They went.

The hospital denies any presence of Hamas.

The charity, Project Pure Hope, said: “We are witnessing a humanitarian disaster of historic proportions.”

It said: “These 21 children, including two in the neonatal ICU and two in the pediatric ICU, are facing life-threatening conditions.

“With each passing hour, the children’s chances of survival decrease without advanced medical intervention – intervention that cannot be provided under the current, catastrophic conditions of the hospital.”

The charity Médecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said it was “deeply concerned” for the safety of one of its staff members who was arrested. The fate of many of the hospital staff is unknown.

Sky News reported this bad conditions inside the hospital On Tuesday.

This week, Project Pure Hope says it held a meeting with the Foreign Office on Tuesday after months of lobbying the UK government to support the withdrawal plan.

Other countries have taken in children, including Italy, the US, Switzerland, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.

The charity has raised enough money to cover the costs and has developed partnerships with UK hospitals, but so far, it says the government has refused to accept any patients.

It said in a statement on Thursday: “While other countries … have opened their doors to these pediatric cases, the UK notably remains a leader, having yet to implement any such program Is.”

The Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza has cut the area off from the rest of the Strip.

Little aid is arriving and civilian casualties are rising.

Aid agencies have warned of the threat of famine, and rescue workers are often unable to reach areas hit by air strikes.

Sky News has asked the Foreign Office for comment.