(MENAFN) The UK administration is currently under legal scrutiny due to its refusal to evacuate gravely ill children from Gaza for medical treatment—a decision that attorneys argue stands in sharp contrast to Britain’s historical interventions in other international crises.

The legal proceedings, initiated on behalf of three children residing in Gaza, target both the Foreign Office and the Home Office, according to a news agency’s report on Saturday.

The case argues that ministers failed to adequately assess the extreme shortage of medical care within the conflict-ravaged region prior to declining evacuation pleas.

It further points out that the UK’s present stance diverges significantly from its past initiatives, such as during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s and the ongoing war in Ukraine, where efforts were made to relocate children for urgent medical aid.

Carolin Ott, a representative from the legal firm Leigh Day, which is spearheading the legal effort, stated to the news agency: “The UK government has explained its failure to facilitate medical evacuations from Gaza on the basis that it supports treatment options in Gaza and the surrounding region and that there are visas available for privately funded medical treatment in the UK.

However, these mechanisms are profoundly inadequate to meet the urgent needs of children in Gaza.”

Activists have been pressing authorities to implement a specific immigration pathway to allow the emergency transfer of critically ill individuals for medical treatment.

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