Gazan girl arrives in UK for treatment a year after losing arm in Israeli strike
The National reports on Mariam, 10, who reached Britain for private treatment, and says FAJR Global first evacuated her from Gaza to Egypt.
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FAJR’s leadership on Our TeamThe National reported on April 7, 2026 that Mariam, 10, had arrived in Britain for private medical treatment a year after an Israeli strike on her family’s home in Deir Al Balah. The paper says she lost her arm. Surgeons in Gaza first reattached it and, it says, the arm held for 10 days with almost full function. Complications and a lack of medication then led doctors to amputate again. The National says she needs surgery for injuries to her body and organs.
FAJR’s part in this
The National says Mariam was first evacuated to Egypt by Fajr Global, an American charity that had planned to take her to the US for treatment. When the US stopped issuing visas last August to people from Gaza seeking medical treatment with their families, the British charity Project Pure Hope joined efforts to bring her to the UK.
The paper adds that there is no British visa route to fast-track medical evacuations from Gaza. Patients must first reach Jordan or Egypt to give biometric data and apply for a medical visa, a process that takes weeks.
Dr. Mosab Nasser, whom The National calls chief executive of Fajr Global, said: “The need in Gaza remains enormous and urgent. We are committed to doing everything within our reach to meet it.”
The National refers to the organization as Fajr Global. FAJR’s own account is in Mariam’s journey from Gaza to the United Kingdom. Read the full story on The National.
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