THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is hopeful that the Rafah border crossing will be opened soon so that Filipinos who are 'trapped' in Gaza will be able to cross into Egypt and be repatriated.
There are 137 Filipinos in Gaza who must be pulled out before Israeli forces launch an invasion of the besieged Palestinian enclave.The DFA said it is 'hopeful for a solution to be reached soonest in order for the Rafah crossing to start receiving foreign nationals, so that our kababayan in Gaza will be allowed to cross into Egypt.''From there, our teams will work on their repatriation to the Philippines,' the DFA said in a statement on Monday.
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel closed its two border crossings with Gaza and imposed a 'complete siege' on the territory, blocking supplies of fuel, electricity and water.That has left the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as the only viable outlet to get people out of the enclave and supplies into it.Gaza remains under a strict blockade.
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