“When communications have been coming and going especially this morning when communication was cut and there was a chance he might be able to leave but there’s no way we can tell him he can get to the border – yeah, that was stressful,” said Salim. “It’s such a relief the last three weeks have just been really surreal, like a bit of a bad dream really, waiting to hear from him,” said Abdel’s son, Salim Hammad, a 34-year-old doctor in Oxford. Messages will be sent from the Foreign Office requesting individuals travel to the border crossing once they receive confirmation that individuals are permitted to cross. On Wednesday morning, the Foreign Office said the Israeli and Egyptian authorities will determine “who is allowed to cross, at which time” and that a full list of names of British nationals and dependants in Gaza has been provided to the Israeli and Egyptian authorities. It is understood that the Rafah border crossing today will open “for limited exits”, primarily for seriously wounded Palestinians and a first group of foreign nationals. Two British nationals are expected to be among the first group of foreign passport-holders to evacuate through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, opening for the first time on Wednesday in more than three weeks since the brutal conflict began.īritish nationals Abdel Hammad, a transplant surgeon from Liverpool, and Charles Birch, who was working with the United Nations in Gaza, are expected to be among the first foreign passport holders to be evacuated, the Guardian understands. The safety and the protection of civilians is not only a moral, but a legal obligation. ![]() With each passing day, as the situation becomes more and more dire, this is more urgent than ever. With the unfolding tragedy in Gaza, the European Union has been calling since last week for humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs. Laws of war and humanity must always apply, including when it comes to humanitarian assistance. The right to self-defence should always be balanced by the obligation to spare civilians to the greatest extent possible. ![]() UNSG António Guterres reminded that IHL cannot be applied selectively, including the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution. ![]() In a thread posted to social media he wrote:īuilding on EU Council’s clear stance that Israel has the right to defend itself in line with international humanitarian law and ensuring the protection of all civilians, I am appalled by the high number of casualties following the bombing by Israel of the Jabalia refugee camp. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has issued a strongly worded statement stressing that he is “appalled” by casualties at the Jabalia refugee camp and “laws of war and humanity must always apply.”
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