A Palestinian baby has been reunited with her mother after more than six months Monday, after Israel granted Jumana Daoud a permit to travel from Gaza to Jerusalem to fetch her.
Daoud and rights groups said she had submitted an application several months ago to reenter Israel to retrieve baby Maryam from a hospital in East Jerusalem, but received no reply.
The baby had been born there two-months premature after Israel allowed Daoud to receive treatment for complications from her pregnancy.
Gazan Jumana Daoud carries her 7-month-old daughter Maryam at Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem on February 20, 2017, as they meet for the first time since the baby’s premature birth. (AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)
Her story was covered by Channel 10 on Sunday night, and Daoud says Israeli authorities called hours later to say she could cross the Gaza-Israel border.
“The Palestinian side had unfortunately filed no request on her. When we heard about the case, we coordinated the mother’s arrival to the hospital within 24 hours,” said COGAT, the Defense Ministry agency responsible for the Palestinian territories.
However, the PA had circulated a document allegedly showing that the request had been submitted.
AFP was not able to independently verify the cause for the delay.
— AFP
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