Palestinian girl who lost arm in Israeli missile attack on Gaza arrives in UK

The Guardian covered the arrival of Mariam Sabbah, 10, at Heathrow airport with her mother and two brothers. Mariam lost her arm when a missile hit the family's home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. The family had hoped to travel to the United States for treatment, but were left waiting in Egypt after the US halted visitor visas for Palestinians.

The article places Mariam's case within the wider picture of medical evacuations from Gaza. According to the WHO, more than 11,000 patients have been evacuated so far, and many more are still waiting for care that no longer exists inside Gaza. It also reports the WHO's decision, announced that week, to suspend medical evacuations after one of its contracted workers was killed.

FAJR's part in this

The Guardian names FAJR Global, alongside the UK charity Project Pure Hope, as the organizations behind Mariam's privately funded treatment in the UK. FAJR co-founder Dr. Mosab Nasser traveled with the family from Egypt and spoke to the paper about how border closures had already brought evacuations to a standstill.