Britain will welcome 40 students from the Gaza Strip

The United Kingdom will welcome a group of students with scholarships from the Gaza Strip to give them the opportunity to continue their studies at British universities, the government said today. According to the BBC, they are about 40 students from the Palestinian enclave, some of whom are expected to begin their first year of postgraduate studies. Some of these students are accepted through a program funded by the Labor Government. Others will be accepted through private scholarships. It is up to the Israeli government first to approve the exit of students from the Gaza Strip, a area leveled after nearly two years of war. Relations between the United Kingdom and Israel have intensified in recent weeks after Prime Minister Kir Starmer’s announcement of his intention to recognize a Palestinian state in September. His Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, immediately condemned such a move, estimating that he “rewards Hamas’ monstrous terrorism and punish the victims […]
Source: News Beast

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