An heroic British aid worker dubbed the 'Angel of Mostar' has helped evacuate nine sick and severely wounded kids from war-torn Gaza by private jet.<br /><br />Sally Becker told of her 'relief' of saving the children - including double amputee Ahmed Shabbat, 3 - after the plane landed in Trieste, Italy, yesterday (Tues).<br /><br />And incredible footage showed how another young lad Yousef Hatab, who lost his lower leg when a missile struck his apartment building, waved as he was wheeled to safety.<br /><br />Sally said about the mercy mission, which is the first privately funded airlift of children from the war-torn region: "I just hope other countries will open their doors to help more children in urgent need of specialist treatment."<br /><br />The aid worker - who got her nickname after saving hundreds of children in the Bosnian War - spent months planning the mercy mission with partners Gaza Kinder Relief and Project Pure Hope.<br /><br />And after first negotiating with Palestinian and Israeli authorities to bring the kids to Egypt, she met them with a team of doctors at a military base in Cairo. <br /><br />The children and their mothers were then flown to Italy, where they were ushered onto a fleet of ambulances and brought to the Burlo Garofolo children’s hospital at around 1am.<br /><br />Sally said: “I was so relieved when we finally landed as it was looking really unlikely at times. <br /><br />"Our colleagues at Gaza Kinder Relief have spent months establishing connections with the various authorities in Egypt.<br /><br />"And the Italian embassy has been amazing, remaining open for several hours into the late evening in order to issue the visas in time for the medevac flight”<br /><br />"I’d been watching all the images on TV and usually I would go and help, but Gaza is a different story. It’s basically blocked on all sides.<br /><br />"I can’t just cross the border and evacuate the children myself.<br /><br />Sally said she was comforted that she could finally get little Ahmad the treatment he needed - and was amazed at the resilience of the kids she'd helped.<br /><br />She said of his evacuation: "It was fantastic because that poor little boy suffered enough. Now he’ll just be spoiled rotten no doubt.<br /><br />“Most of their baggage was filled with toys they had been given in Egypt and the plane was filled with gifts from the Refugee Foundation. <br /><br />“But what is most astounding is their resilience. I expected them to be severely traumatized and instead, they are so accepting of what happened to them.”<br /><br />Sally, who runs British charity Save A Child, received referrals of injured kids from the Gaza Kinder Relief agency, which has helped dozens of children get medical treatment. <br /><br />But Sally also approached humanitarian groups Project Pure Hope and Direct Relief, to fund a private charter jet, so that specialists could help some of the children in Europe.<br /><br />She revealed how she feared the mission might be scuppered at the final moment as she encountered issues with paperwork and logistics.
