UK vows to help 30 more students leave Gaza to take up university places

Published on August 26, 2025 at 03:06 PM
UK vows to help 30 more students leave Gaza to take up university places

Evacuation problematic and dependent on Israel’s approval amid claims more scholarship students still in dark

Ministers have approved plans to help a further 30 students leave Gaza to take up places at UK universities next month but their evacuation remains uncertain and dependent on Israel’s approval.

It takes the total to 39, after a government commitment last week to work to secure the evacuation from Gaza of nine Chevening scholars with places at some of the UK’s leading universities.

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