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Zurich Government Rejects Proposal To Take In Gaza Children


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Zurich cantonal government is sticking to its guns: it does not want to take in any injured children from Gaza. The security concerns are too great. This content was published on October 30, 2025 - 10:56 3 minutes Keystone-SDA
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At the beginning of October, it became known that Health Director Natalie Rickli from the right-wing Swiss People's Party wanted to reject the proposal to take in children. A petition from the Social Democratic party with 42,000 signatures, which has since been submitted, has not changed her stance.

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