From Al Jazeera · Caolán Magee · · 1m
UK blocks Gaza families from reuniting
A Palestinian father cannot reach his three-year-old son because the UK government has not granted him entry to bring the child to safety.
In brief
A Palestinian father cannot reach his three-year-old son because the UK government has not granted him entry to bring the child to safety. The UK government is blocking a Palestinian father's attempt to reunite with his three-year-old son in Gaza, leaving the child asking why his father cannot open the border…
A father separated from his son
A Palestinian father cannot reach his three-year-old son in Gaza. When the boy asks why they cannot be together, his father tells him the border is closed.
“He asks me, why don't you open it?”
The child's plea to his father
The three-year-old asks his father repeatedly to come and take him, thinking his father owns an airplane and can simply open the border himself.
“He thinks I own an airplane. He is always asking me, can you come and take us?”
UK blocks the family's reunion
The UK government has not granted the father entry to bring his son to safety, leaving the family separated and the child waiting for a reunion that remains blocked.
“Every day could cost lives”
The essence
The UK government is blocking a Palestinian father's attempt to reunite with his three-year-old son in Gaza, leaving the child asking why his father cannot open the border.
