Palestinians who had Australian visas cancelled mid-flight are ‘collateral damage’, charity group says

Palestinians carry supplies near the border of Egypt. Approval by both the Israeli and Egyptian authorities must be obtained to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.Palestinians carry supplies near the border of Egypt. Approval by both the Israeli and Egyptian authorities must be obtained to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.

The Albanese government began suspending visas this week to investigate how some visa-holders were able to leave “without explanation”. Palestinians must be approved by both the Israeli and Egyptian authorities to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.About 1.5 million people are believed to be in the southern Gazan city after being displaced by Israeli forces as it began air and ground assaults in the territory’s north.

But Palestinians stuck in the region have become increasingly desperate as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to move forward with his “They can’t go back to Gaza, and they can’t leave Egypt. They have to wait in Cairo until we see how the situation is going. We don’t know what is happening. It really is very depressing,” he said.

Abbas said she has been trying to get clarity from the minister’s office for days but her attempts so far had been met with silence. She described the series of events as a “process failure” and the Palestinian families affected as “collateral damage”.“I have a mum and dad in their late 60s that had an accident once they left the Rafah border, and they had to be hospitalised and the daughter is so upset,” she said.

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