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Moldovan citizens in the Gaza Strip request assistance, including evacuation. The crossing point to Egypt remains closed

50 Moldovan citizens from the Gaza Strip requested assistance, including evacuation. According to Prima Sursa, the Government of the Republic of Moldova is striving to evacuate the 50 Moldovan citizens from the Gaza Strip, but the Rafah crossing point, on the border with Egypt, remains closed.

Reuters / Punctul de trecere a frontierei Rafah cu Egiptul, în sudul Fâșiei Gaza, 16 octombrie 2023.
Sursa: Reuters / Punctul de trecere a frontierei Rafah cu Egiptul, în sudul Fâșiei Gaza, 16 octombrie 2023.

"To date, no country has been able to bring its citizens out of this area. We are in constant dialogue with international partners in order to succeed in evacuating civilians, including the citizens of the Republic of Moldova", reads Prima Sursă.

We remind you that a consular official has been delegated to Egypt, ready to move to the Rafah crossing point at any time to release the necessary documents to our citizens from Gaza and to facilitate their journey to Cairo and, subsequently, to the Republic of Moldova.

There are about 100-120 registered Moldovan citizens in the Gaza Strip.

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