Parents told they will not be able to leave with their Irish children
Ten members of the Alagha family are in Gaza, including five children under the age of seven. Three of the family members do not hold Irish citizenship, including the mother of two Irish children under four years old, the father of a four-year-old Irish child and a Palestinian woman who recently married a member of the family with Irish citizenship.that “only the details of foreign national/dual nationals will be accepted as part of the co-ordination process.
The statement continued: “We realise that this will lead to a very difficult situation for the family, should a further window for foreign nationals to leave Gaza become available.” On October 14th, a planned evacuation of foreign citizens and Palestinians with dual citizenship through the Rafah crossing was cancelled after Israel reportedly failed to guarantee safe passage, according to a UN source.
It remains unclear whether the Rafah evacuation policy that excludes close dependents of foreign nationals was devised by Egyptian or Israeli authorities. The two countries have a close security partnership in relation to Gaza and together have imposed an all-encompassing blockade on the Palestinian enclave since 2007, when Hamas took full control.
In response to a request for comment, the unit for the co-ordination of government activities in the territories , which is responsible for implementing the Israeli government’s policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, said: “Rafah crossing is not part of Israel” and that the Egyptian authorities should be contacted. However, Israeli assurances have been sought for the international evacuees to pass through Rafah crossing safely.
The statement said: “International humanitarian law exists for a reason. Its overarching aim is to protect civilians; all civilians, everywhere. The rules are clear and they apply to all parties to all conflicts everywhere; state actor and non-state actors alike.
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