BBC joins Gazan girl, 2, in Jordan on journey to life-saving treatment

Two-year-old Habiba al-Askari needs advanced medical treatment for a rare disease.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersBBC joins Gazan girl, 2, in Jordan on journey to life-saving treatmentTwo-year-old Palestinian Habiba al-Askari suffers from a rare disease that has cut off the blood supply to her limbs.

Doctors treating her said she needed to be evacuated to a hospital outside of Gaza to save her life, and some of her limbs.

Jordan has been trying to get Israeli permission to evacuate her for nearly ten days.

The BBC's special correspondent Fergal Keane travelled with Habiba and her mum on the final stage of her journey in Jordan after Israel approved their evacuation.

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