The group of 17 Sri Lankans who are trapped in the Gaza Strip have been permitted to enter Egypt via the Rafah border crossing.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Tel Aviv has communicated this officially to the Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE).
Accordingly, 15 of these Sri Lankans are expected to reach Egypt this afternoon, SLBFE media spokesman Gamini Senarath had said, speaking at a special media briefing this morning (Nov. 02).
Mr. Senarath has added that the Sri Lankan Embassy in Israel and the Representative Office of Sri Lanka in Palestine are working in tandem to facilitate the evacuation of Sri Lankans trapped in Gaza.According to international media, the Gaza Borders and Crossings Authority has released a list of 596 foreign and dual nationals from 15 countries who will be allowed to leave Gaza on Thursday.
The 596 foreign and dual nationals on the list are from the following countries:
Azerbaijan: 8
Belgium: 50
Bahrain: 6
Chad: 2
Croatia: 23
Greece: 24
Hungary: 20
Italy/United Nations: 4
North Macedonia: 4
Mexico: 2
Netherlands: 20
South Korea: 5
Sri Lanka: 17
Switzerland: 11
United States: 400
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt was opened for the first time yesterday (01) since the Israel-Hamas war erupted.
