Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński referred to the information spread by Rafał Otoka-Frąckiewicz that Poles were not on the evacuation lists from the Gaza Strip and that the Polish government did not demand that Israel allow the evacuation of its citizens.
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Journalist Rafał Otoko-Frąckiewicz accused the Polish government on social media of failing – unlike other countries – to ensure that Poles were included on evacuation lists from the Gaza Strip. He also stated that the Polish government has not asked Israel to allow the evacuation of Polish citizens.
Jabłoński answers
Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński referred to the content posted by Otoka-Frąckiewicz on the X platform, calling it fake news. The politician decided to respond to the accusations and dispel any secondary doubts.
The evacuation of third-country nationals from the Gaza Strip began on Wednesday at a pace of several dozen people per day. It is not true that several hundred Americans, English, Hungarians and Czechs were evacuated from there. Five to six thousand people are still waiting to be evacuated. third country nationals, including 29 Poles
– Deputy Minister Paweł Jabłoński said on Platform X.
Poles are on evacuation lists; the list was provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Egyptian and Israeli sides in early October. The evacuation was suspended yesterday – information about this was provided by Israel and Egypt
– added.
Deputy Minister Jabłoński also commented on the claims of Rafał Otoka-Frąckiewicz, according to whom Egypt does not have much say in the evacuation of Poles from the Gaza Strip.
The statement that “Egypt has no say in this” (regarding the border crossing between Egypt and the SG) best summarizes the substantive value of the information from @rafalhubert’s account
– said the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Paweł Jabłoński also responded on social media to the question of whether a visit by a high-ranking representative of the Polish state to Israel is planned.
The first urgent meeting with the Israeli ambassador on this issue took place in October at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ambassadors were also invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including: Egypt and Palestine – about which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continuously informed. More meetings with them will take place tomorrow
– he explained.
I recommend great caution when using information spread through the @rafalhubert account, etc. – much of it is untrue
– Jabłoński summarized it.
Guarantees from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In the information provided to PAP, the Foreign Ministry noted that the ministry, through its embassy in Tel Aviv, “has remained in close and regular official and working contact with the Israeli authorities since the outbreak of the conflict, and has made every effort made to enable Polish citizens residing in the Gaza Strip to evacuate safely and quickly.”
The Foreign Ministry reported that calls to allow Poland to leave the Gaza Strip were repeated six times in the form of diplomatic notes and every day as part of working contacts with representatives of the Israeli authorities.
The facility operates – as assured – not only independently in this area, but also within the framework of local consular cooperation. The ministry said the embassy has provided Israeli institutions, both officially and in working contacts, with lists of Polish citizens in the Gaza Strip and “urges that their departure be allowed as soon as possible.”
We can assure you that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its subordinate units regularly strive to accelerate this process
– marked.
On October 7, Israel was attacked by fighters from the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. In response, the Israeli army carried out retaliatory strikes. As part of Operation NEON, the Polish army quickly evacuated more than 1.5 thousand people from Israel. Polish citizens and people from other countries.
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Source: wPolityce