Spain evacuates 44 wounded or ill children from Gaza

AFP , Tuesday 12 Aug 2025

Spain has evacuated 44 wounded or ill children from war-torn Gaza along with about 100 of their relatives over the past several months, the government said Tuesday.

Gaza children in Spain
File Photo: Spain's prime minister shared a photo as he confirmed 15 children from Gaza had arrived in his country. Pedro Sanchez/X

 

Four separate evacuation missions were carried out in coordination with international organisations and allied nations, Spain's migration ministry, which led the operations, said in a statement.

The children and their families have been relocated across Spain to receive medical treatment, it added.

Those brought to Spain will be eligible to apply for asylum.

Migration Minister Elma Saiz said the operations demonstrated that "solidarity and international cooperation save lives".

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government has been among the most vocal critics in the European Union of Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

Since 7 October 2023, Israel's genocidal war in Gaza has killed at least 61,499 people, most of them women and children, with more than 153,575 others wounded, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

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