Ambassador to Israel: 29 Ukrainians denied evacuation from Gaza Strip
Kyiv • UNN
The security services of Israel and Egypt refused to allow the evacuation of some Ukrainian citizens from the Gaza Strip.
Israel and Egypt have refused to allow the evacuation of 29 Ukrainian citizens who were included in the evacuation lists submitted by the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel. Ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk said this in a commentary to Radio Liberty, UNN reports .
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To be frank, there are people who want to evacuate, but there is no possibility, because some of the people on the lists we submitted were rejected by the competent authorities of Israel and Egypt. We were denied permission to leave by 29 citizens from the entire list we submitted
According to him, the reasons for this refusal are apparently "certain security issues regarding these individuals.
Addendum
Korniychuk also added that in some cases, the embassy managed to obtain permission to evacuate people who were initially denied. He explained that additional measures were taken against them while they were in Egypt: "they were interrogated, some investigative actions were carried out, and they were released.
Recall
Israel has no intention of establishing administrative control over the Gaza Strip and plans to transfer power to the local administration after the military operation in the enclave is over