# 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.
- Title: UK blocks Gaza families from reuniting · Al Jazeera | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: uk government, gaza, family separation, palestinian refugees, border closure, news, world, politics, blocks, families, reuniting, Al Jazeera
- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/every-day-could-cost-lives-uk-government-blocks-gaza-families-reunion?traffic_source=rss
- Author: Caolán Magee
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: uk government, gaza, family separation, palestinian refugees, border closure, news, world, politics
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.