LONDON: A Palestinian mother offered a prestigious scholarship at a British university said she was left with an “impossible choice” after UK officials told her she could not evacuate from Gaza with her husband and three children, The Independent reported on Friday.
Amany secured a Phoenix Space scholarship to study for an MSc in gender and international relations at the University of Bristol.
She was among several Gazan students whose evacuations had been delayed for months, prompting university leaders to warn British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that places were at risk of being lost.
This week, Amany was informed she could leave Gaza on Nov. 19, but would have to travel alone.
In an email from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Gaza Departure Support team, officials told her: “We can only extend our offer to try and support your exit from Gaza to you individually, and not family members or dependents … your case for facilitated departure will not be progressed unless you confirm you would like us to facilitate your exit individually.”
