Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

The group included ten children and 18 family members and departed from the King Hussein Bridge towards Gaza on Wednesday. (Petra)
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Updated 26 February 2026
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Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

  • The group, which included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday
  • Authorities in Jordan have been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year

LONDON: A group of Palestinian children are returning home to Gaza after medical treatment in Jordanian hospitals.

The patients, who included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency reported.

Jordanian authorities said the group was returning to Gaza after treatment in line with Jordan’s commitment to support for Palestinians and the prevention of displacement from their land.

Jordan has been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year, during which time 635 children and 1,598 caregivers have been taken to hospitals in Jordan.


US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

Updated 27 February 2026
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US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

  • The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday

REUTERS: The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday.
It said the US embassy ⁠could further ‌restrict ‌US government ​employees ‌and their ‌families from traveling to certain areas of Israel, Jerusalem’s ‌Old City and the West ⁠Bank without ⁠advance notice, and advised US citizens to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights remain available.