Israel Willing to Let Gazans Who Want to Emigrate to Fly Out via Its Territory, Official Says
Official says Israel ready to pay for flights, but that no country has agreed to accept emigrants ■ Some 35,000 Gazans left via Egypt in 2018
Israeli authorities are willing to allow Gaza Strip residents who want to emigrate to fly out via Israel if a country is found to accept them, a senior government official said on Monday. According to the official, Israel would even pay for the flight. The official added that the government had asked a few countries, including some in the Middle East, whether they would be willing to accept Palestinians from Gaza, and was turned down.