Two children evacuated from Gaza to undergo medical treatment have met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as campaigners called for more Palestinian children to be allowed into the country to receive care.
The two boys, Mahmoud and Obeida, are among 50 children who in September were taken from Gaza to the UK, where they are being treated through the National Health Service. Their evacuation came after more than 18 months of campaigning by medical associations operating in the enclave. Dozens of children have also been taken in by countries in Europe and the Gulf.
Mahmoud, 12, suffers from kidney stenosis, a serious condition that causes high blood pre
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