Hundreds Of Romanians, Ukrainians Await Evacuation From Gaza

The Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip.

Romania's and Ukraine's Foreign Ministries said 103 Romanian citizens and their family members as well as 101 Ukrainians are due to be evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on November 7. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk said 51 Moldovan nationals were also among those who will evacuate. The evacuees will then be moved to Cairo, where they will travel back to their home countries by air. Some 350 Romanian citizens are reported to live in Gaza, and 260 of them have requested evacuation. Korniychuk said some 367 Ukrainians are to be repatriated through Israel. To read the original stories by RFE/RL's Romanian and Ukrainian services, click here.