Today in Focus The ordinary Brits evacuating children from Gaza
Nov 6, 2025
Omar Din, a healthcare executive and co-founder of Project Pure Hope, discusses his efforts in organizing private medical evacuations for injured children from Gaza. Islam (Filfil), a mother whose son Majd was injured, shares their harrowing journey through chaos and displacement. The duo highlights the struggles of securing urgent medical care, the emotional toll of family separation, and the complexities of the evacuation process. They also address the ongoing challenges faced by families in Gaza and the community's support in the UK.
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Surviving A Makeshift Hospital Operation
- Islam described how Majd was shot while fetching flour and left for dead before surviving a makeshift surgery.
- He later underwent an emergency tracheostomy and had a bullet removed from his leg in overcrowded hospital conditions.
Civilians Launched Their Own Medivac Effort
- Omar Din and three friends formed Project Pure Hope and began coordinating private medical evacuations.
- They moved from lobbying the UK government to running medivacs themselves after slow official responses.
A Child Lost While Waiting For Help
- The team submitted Luay's severe burns case to the UK but received no response, and he later died in Doha.
- Clinicians had to comfort the orphaned child by finding someone to pretend to be his mother before he died.