"Loay Abu Saif, one of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing final destination, says Israel helped facilitate his group's transfer. A resident of the Gaza Strip, who is one of 153 Palestinians that landed in South Africa without the correct paperwork this week, says the group did not know where they would end up when they left Israel. Loay Abu Saif, who fled Gaza with his wife and children,"
"Based on Abu Saif's testimony to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military appears to have facilitated his group's transfer through an Israeli airport. The flight carrying Abu Saif left Israel's Ramon Airport and transited through Nairobi, Kenya, before landing in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, where authorities did not initially allow the passengers to disembark as the Palestinians did not have departure stamps from Israel on their documents."
One of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing their final destination says Israel helped facilitate the group's transfer. The evacuees flew from Israel's Ramon Airport, transited through Nairobi, Kenya, and landed in Johannesburg, South Africa, after a journey exceeding 24 hours that included a plane change. Many passengers lacked Israeli departure stamps and were initially prevented from disembarking. Activists allege a nonprofit-run transit scheme is encouraging Palestinian displacement by assisting settlement in other countries. The evacuees reported suffering and uncertainty, with some only learning their final destination while boarding the connecting flight in Nairobi. Israeli authorities have not publicly commented.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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