Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

However, the paper reveals that more details about the plan will be announced in the next few weeks, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said to be working together on the details.

Moreover, despite the Home Office being expected to carry out relevant security on biometric checks on both the children and their parents, those familiar with the plan say it was expected that some of those arriving in the UK would not return to Gaza.

Commenting on the story, a government spokesperson told the JC: “We are taking forward plans to evacuate more children from Gaza who require urgent medical care, including bringing them to the UK for specialist treatment where that is the best option for their care.

“We are working at pace to do so as quickly as possible, with further details to be set out in due course", they added.

The Conservative Party urged the government to make clear that any Gazans staying in the UK would only be doing so on a temporary basis and with strict measures and safeguards in place.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp told the JC: “France has suspended the admission of people from Gaza due to security risks. The government must set out how it intends to address those risks here and maintain public confidence.

"Any stay offered in the UK must be strictly temporary, with robust safeguards in place to prevent the system being abused, particularly by large numbers of extended family members seeking to follow. The most effective way to help is by delivering aid and medical support in the region.”

Previously, the government has resisted calls – including from many backbench Labour MPs – to create a bespoke visa scheme for Gazans.

In June, Labour figures including Afzal Khan, Clive Lewis and Stella Creasy, urged Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to allow Palestinians to be reunited “with their loved ones in the UK until it is safe to return" and create a similar scheme to the to the Ukraine Family Scheme.

It allowed Ukrainian nationals to join family members or extend their stay in the UK.

"Just as the UK opened its doors to those fleeing persecution in Ukraine and Hong Kong, we believe that the same generosity should be extended to Palestinian families," the MPs said.

Asked about whether the government would back the MPs’ proposal at the time, a Downing Street spokesperson declined to do so and said: “There are a range of routes available for Palestinians who wish to join family members in the UK.”