France demands permission to evacuate its citizens from Gaza Strip TASS referring to French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
“We demanded the evacuation of foreigners, including French citizens, from the Gaza Strip,” Colonna said during his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo.
During the talks, Colonna noted that Egypt should not bear the burden of the consequences of tensions in the Gaza Strip alone, and also thanked Cairo for the invitation to host a regional conference on the Middle East.
Previously Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry statedHe said that Israeli authorities did not take measures to open the Rafah checkpoint.
Before that, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken statedIt was stated that the Rafah checkpoint, located on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, will be opened.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the name Residents of the Gaza Strip will be evacuated.