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Report: Gazan Civilians Unable to Evacuate to Egypt, but Families of Hamas Officials Can


(Jerusalem Post) Crossing the border into Egypt is a "desire shared by many Gazan families, but for most of them it is an unattainable fantasy," Israel's Channel 12 reported Tuesday. But some who have managed to get to the other side have been Hamas terrorists and their families. Escapees include nephews and nieces of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The children of Sinwar's sister were smuggled through the Rafah crossing recently. The two children of Hamas police spokesman Ayman al-Batanji also managed to escape. The four children of Sameh Elsraj, a member of Hamas' political bureau, also managed to escape through the Rafah crossing. Every few days, more names appear of family members of Hamas leaders who managed to escape from Gaza.
2024-03-07 00:00:00
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