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<p>The UK is exploring how best to support the medical needs of those in Gaza, including
what options can be provided in the region.</p><p>It is ultimately at the discretion
of the Israeli and Egyptian authorities who can cross the border.</p><p>The Home Office
is not currently considering establishing a bespoke visa scheme for Palestinian children
to receive critical medical treatment in the UK. There are provisions that allow a
person to come to the UK for private medical treatment under Appendix V of the Immigration
Rules. If the rules are not met, careful consideration will be given on whether a
grant of leave outside of the rules would be appropriate.</p><p>Should applications
be submitted from Palestinian children, who have secured permission from the Israeli
and Egyptian authorities to exit Gaza, requiring specialist medical treatment they
will be treated with the utmost seriousness. If that leads to the identification of
specific cases in which a person would be better off making the long journey to the
UK to undertake treatment, we will not rule out bringing them to British hospitals,
as we have done in the past.</p>
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