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19 SA citizens safely evacuated from Gaza.
Nineteen South Africans who were stranded in Gaza due to the conflict are currently returning home.
This is happening while Israel and Palestine are still at war. Following their arrival in Cairo, the six men and thirteen women who had been in Gaza since October 7, 2023, have made their way to South Africa, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) announced on Monday.
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According to the department, the Israeli government has made it clear that it plans to continue attacking the Gazanian people.
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The Israeli authorities approved the South Africans’ evacuation into Egypt on Sunday, November 11, 2023.
“South Africa extends its gratitude to the government of Egypt for granting the evacuated foreign nationals safe passage through the Rafah Crossing into its country. The statements from Israeli leaders appear impervious to the global calls for an immediate end to the killing of Palestinian civilians.
“South Africa calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the resumption of talks that will end the violence arising from the continued belligerent occupation and lays the basis for a just and lasting solution,”
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
DIRCO has further confirmed that the South African evacuees from Gaza will arrive at OR Tambo International on Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 13h05.
Update: The SA🇿🇦 evacuees from #Gaza will arrive @ortambo_int today (Tuesday, 05 December 2023) at 13h05. Contact @NelsonKgwete for more details & interviews. https://t.co/yGyrbkVEam
— Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) December 5, 2023
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