Demand to gather by 7 a.m. local time… The largest number is American nationals, at 400.
Korean residents in Gaza Strip, known as a family of about 5 people
Gaza border authorities have announced a second list of foreigners to be evacuated through the Rafah corridor connected to Egypt. It appears that Korean residents are also included.
Al Jazeera reported on the 2nd (local time) that Gaza border authorities announced a second evacuation list consisting of 596 people from 15 countries. Previously, in Gaza, foreigners and seriously injured people were evacuated through the Rafah border for the first time since the start of the war on the 1st, the day before.
This list was announced at 2 a.m. local time. Al Jazeera reported that authorities asked those on the list to arrive at the border gate by 7 a.m. local time.
According to reports, 400 of those included in this list are American nationals. In addition, there are 50 Belgian nationals, 24 Greek nationals, 23 Croatian nationals, 20 Hungarians, and 20 Dutch nationals.
According to an Al Jazeera report, the list also included five Koreans. Other countries include Sri Lanka (17 people), Switzerland (11 people), Azerbaijan (8 people), and Bahrain (6 people).
Following the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ surprise attack by the Palestinian armed political faction Hamas on October 7, Israel has been launching an onslaught against the Gaza Strip, its base. Ground warfare was also conducted from the 27th of the same month.
As a result, concerns have been raised in the international community about the safety of foreigners and Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. Concerns about the safety of our residents were also raised.
In relation to this, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin stated during the audit of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee last month that there were no Korean hostages detained by Hamas and that Korean citizens in the Gaza Strip had evacuated to a safe place. According to him, our Korean residents in the Gaza Strip are a family of about five people.
The first evacuation of foreigners and seriously injured people through the Rafah border on the 1st, the previous day, was known to be more than 500 people, including foreign nationals, including dual nationals, and Palestinians, who were seriously injured.
Source: Donga
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