A 16-year-old school girl who is currently trapped in Gaza has been awarded a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school in England, where her mother lives, but UK government policy is blocking them from being reunited.

Hayat Ghalayini has not seen her four daughters in two years. They are stuck in Gaza and, despite Hayat having residency in Manchester through marriage, the government has refused entry to Palestinian refugees even if they have family members living here.

Hayat’s youngest daughter, 16-year-old Dania Alafranji, has been awarded a scholarship to an elite private boarding school Reddam House in Berkshire – renewing hope that they might be reunited.

But the UK government does not allow children with scholarships to independent schools to come to Britain from Gaza, even

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