RAMALLAH, June 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine on Sunday, declared it will bring back the first batch of Palestinians stranded in Egypt, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, through Jordan by end of this month.
Ibrahim Milhem, Palestinian government spokesperson, told reporters in Ramallah that, 1,500 Palestinians in Egypt will be flown in nearly 10 groups to Jordan, one group per day starting from June 21.
Name lists of the Palestinians stranded abroad have been handed over to the Jordanian government, which will ensure their access from the airport to the Karama (Allenby) crossing into the West Bank, he noted.
Moreover, Milhem noted that, agreements and logistics for Palestinian nationals in Egypt have been facilitated through the governments of Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey.
According to Milhem, the Palestinian government coordinated with Jordan and other neighbouring countries to allow the return of some 6,500 Palestinians, who have been stranded in other countries, as a result of the pandemic.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry requested its embassies to identify Palestinians who have not been allowed to return to their homes, due to the lock-down and the global pandemic, in order to facilitate their return, in coordination with other governments.– NNN-WAFA
