evacuation
Egypt has been evacuating citizens stranded in various Arab countries who wish to return to their homeland amid mounting military escalation in the Middle East.
The move comes amid heightened regional tensions linked to US-Iran relations.
Residents were urged to evacuate the city immediately and head south via the coastal Rashid Road instead.
The Israeli military has intensified attacks on Gaza City, home to nearly half of the enclave’s population, striking high-rise towers and pushing residents to evacuate to a so-called humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi.
The military confirmed its takeover of the Morag axis, an area that previously housed an Israeli settlement situated between Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Israeli forces have resumed attacks on Gaza since last week, breaking a ceasefire that had allowed for the release of dozens of captives taken by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attacks.
On the second day of operation at the Rafah border crossing, 25 injured Palestinians crossed into Egypt for medical treatment. On February 1, a total of 37 Palestinian patients—34 children and three adults—along with 39 companions, exited Gaza, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The embassy also re-called upon the Egyptian expatriates, who wish to return home, to contact the embassy on its official Facebook page, noting that the evacuation is being carried out according to the priority of registration.
The Rafah border crossing has received 29 injured Palestinians and patients from the Gaza Strip with 57 companions over the past hours to receive treatment in Egypt.
Egypt has received the first group of Russian nationals evacuated from the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli war, totaling 70 individuals, the Russian News Agency TASS reported on Monday.
WHO said that a mass evacuation would represent a disaster for patients, health workers and other civilians who would remain in the area or be trapped during the Mass exodus.
The Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the designated evacuation points for Egyptians in Sudan after its success to evacuate a large number of nationals since the outbreak of the country's military conflict.
Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, extended thanks to Egypt for its support over the past weeks to evacuate the British nationals from Sudan.
The new date will be announced once determined, the ministry said in a statement today.
The evacuation will occur by air before 6:00 A.M. local time, the Ministry added, confirming the continuation of evacuations from the Qastal border crossing and Arqeen border crossing.
A large number of Egyptians will arrive home through a ship moved on Monday to evacuate the Egyptians from Sudan, she added.
Over two says (April 19 and 30), a total of 561 Egyptian citizens in Sudan returned home through the land crossings between Egypt and Sudan.
Egyptian border crossings with Sudan crossings witness an influx of displaced persons as a result of the military clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Forces (SRF).
The Ministry called upon those who are currently in the base to leave it as early as possible and to go to one of the three following areas: the Egyptian Consulate in Port Sudan, the Qastal border crossing, and Arqin border crossing.
In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Health said its teams are also conducting examination for the nationals returning from Sudan to test them for infectious diseases.
