For the past two months, the news has been covering Julia Abu Zeiter’s situation. It has been a tale of generosity, cruelty, pain, and hope.
The young child is now safe from the conflict zone, but she is in critical condition and is not with her parents, who were not allowed to leave Gaza.
We previously reported in May on the remarkable efforts of a Washington family whose daughter suffers from the same uncommon disease known as alternating hemiplegia of infancy (AHC). We also detailed how Julia’s request to leave Gaza and receive life-saving medical care was first turned down.
Simon and Nina Frost have been working nonstop for the last eight weeks to bring attention to Julia’s case.
They assembled a network of individuals, including representatives of organizations and governments, with amazing perseverance.
Two weeks ago, following several fruitless attempts, authorization was received from Egyptian and Israeli officials to allow her to depart Gaza along with a few other children who require immediate medical attention.
