I'm 17 years old and I’m doing everything I can to save my best friend and her family in Gaza.

They are innocent civilians and children — kind, educated people — who are now living in unbearable fear. Their home has been destroyed, they have no electricity or clean water, and every day they wake up unsure if they’ll survive the next airstrike. They have no relatives outside Gaza. They’re not eligible for medical evacuation. And right now, there is no legal or safe way out for them.

I have their full consent to speak and act on their behalf. I have all of their documents — passports, birth certificates, education records. I'm ready to support them in any way I can, but I'm not able to sponsor them, and the UK currently has no system in place for thousands of people like them. With no visa scheme or evacuation routes, they are helpless and the children are at risk of starvation, bombing and death .They’re trapped.

I’m calling on the UK Government to urgently create a free, government-funded humanitarian visa or evacuation scheme for civilians in Gaza who are at risk but have no other way out. Families like my best friend’s deserve a chance to live in safety — and there are people here, like me, who are willing to help them.

This isn’t just about one family. It’s about thousands of lives that hang in the balance. Each day that passes puts more people at risk. We can’t wait any longer for change.

Please sign and share this petition. Help bring attention to those who are suffering silently. Help open the door to safety — before it’s too late.