Overview

• The group includes the children's immediate families, with the WHO noting 50 companions traveled with the 10 patients.
• Officials said the children were evacuated from Gaza to Jordan with British Embassy assistance, where robust security checks were conducted before UK entry.
• A cross-government taskforce coordinated what ministers described as a complex humanitarian operation to move the patients to NHS care.
• The government said families will receive appropriate support during their stay, with further arrivals expected in the coming weeks.
• Ministers urged protection of Gaza's medical infrastructure and a large increase in medical supplies, as this state-backed effort follows smaller private transfers such as Project Pure Hope.