Lipavský: Foreign Ministry in contact with people seeking to exit Gaza

The Czech Foreign Ministry is in contact with 11 people seeking to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip, Minister Jan Lipavský said on Sunday. He said on TV Nova that eight of the 11 were known to have Czech citizenship; Czech officials are attempting to find out more about the others.

Egypt’s agreement is required for people to leave Gaza and granted permission to four people with Czech passports to leave in recent days. However it is unclear whether those concerned actually managed to leave Palestinian territory.