Ministry in constant touch with Hungarian citizens trapped in Gaza Strip

Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, has said the ministry is in constant touch with 15 Hungarian citizens stranded in the Gaza Strip, and efforts are under way to bring them to safety as part of an international agreement.

Speaking at the press conference in Luxembourg on Monday, Szijjártó said parents and children were among the stranded.

According to a ministry statement, he noted that

international cooperation was underway to evacuate people, “though for us, clearly what’s most important is that the 15 Hungarians who … want to leave Gaza can do so.”

The minister said that people attempting to leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing towards Egypt must pass through three checkpoints, “and they had managed to pass through two when they were turned back for security reasons”.

Szijjártó said he had spoken with his Egyptian counterpart, and permission had been granted for them to enter Egypt, but “they didn’t reach the point where this would have been physically possible,” he said, adding that this had taken place “more than ten days ago, so I don’t think I’ve endangered anyone by talking about this now.”

As we wrote today, Hungarian governing Fidesz presents a declaration against Hamas and illegal migration, details HERE.

Also, we wrote a few days ago, the Council of Arab Ambassadors to Hungary held an urgent meeting in Budapest, details HERE.