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War between Hamas and Israel: the French Consulate in Jerusalem is working to get the French out of Gaza
War between Hamas and Israel: the French Consulate in Jerusalem is working to get the French out of Gaza – (Franceinfo)
Since the Hamas attacks, the French Consulate in Jerusalem has created a crisis unit to get the French out of the Gaza Strip. Difficult negotiations carried out day and night.
After 12 hours of waiting at the border post of Rafaha town in the southern Gaza Strip located on the Egyptian border, a woman is finally safe. Since the attacks of Hamasa crisis unit was created by the French Consulate in Jerusalem. She works day and night, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to get the French out of the Gaza Strip. Dozens are still inside. More than a hundred have already been able to pass through Egypt.
“There are very complicated negotiations”
An extremely complicated contact for those who are still in the hell of Gaza. Israel regularly cuts off all communication with the outside world. The French Consulate in Jerusalem makes its nationals, but also its agents on site and their families, a priority. All means are good to make them feel that they are not alone.At the same time, France negotiates directly, but also via intermediaries. “There are very complicated negotiations, whether it be the Egyptian, Israeli or Gaza authorities.“, says Nicolas Kassianidesconsul general of France in Jerusalem. The Consulate also keeps a very close eye on the situation of the French in the West Bank.