Moroccans stranded in Gaza are still appealing authorities for their urgent repatriation and the facilitation of their passage through the Rafah border crossing.
Moroccans’ evacuation from the Gaza Strip, which has been under deadly and continuous attacks from Israel, has proven to be difficult, as the nationals in Gaza tell Hespress they have made no significant progress, unlike other nationalities swiftly evacuated by their embassies.
Hespress received numerous appeals from Moroccans pleading to be “saved before we die.”
A Moroccan citizen stuck in Gaza who contacted Hespress said: “I hope that our transfer will be allowed during the current truce period; In light of the current conditions, all Moroccans in the Gaza Strip, whether in the north or south, can reach the crossing, unlike in the past, there was a strong risk of death.”
She continued: “We just hope that we will be treated as other nationalities are treated. All we want is to cross to avoid death. Every minute that passes, we may lose our lives.”
On Friday, a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas officially entered into force to allow a hostage exchange.
This “humanitarian truce,” which was mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States came on the 49th day of Israeli aggression on the sieged strip.
“We are very tired,” said yet another Moroccan national strand in Gaza, adding: “At any moment we may die because of the Moroccan government’s indifference.”
“Every day, travel lists are published for Egyptians, Jordanians, and other nationalities, except for Moroccan nationalities,” he tells Hespress, wondering: “Has the Moroccan government sacrificed us and left us to face our unknown fate in the Strip? Does the government of Morocco not care about the conditions of Moroccans stranded in the Gaza? Do the governments of Jordan and the government of Egypt have more care for their citizens than the government of Morocco?”
He called for the necessity of royal intervention to save the Moroccans stranded in Gaza, as calls for evacuation by the Moroccan diaspora in the territory enter their second month.
On the 13th of November, the first batch of Moroccans stranded in Gaza crossed into Egyptian territory through the Rafah crossing, the only Moroccan group that has passed since then.
Hespress sources at the Rabat Embassy in Ramallah stated that “the number of Moroccans from Gaza wishing to leave for Egypt via the Rafah crossing is around 576 people.”
Unfortunately, the Kingdom’s embassy in Ramallah announced “two confirmed deaths of Moroccans in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli bombing,” noting that “verification operations and the procedures followed are continuing for the other suspected cases.”
The Moroccan embassy confirmed that “efforts are continuing to evacuate all those holding Moroccan nationality stranded in the Gaza Strip to Egypt.”
Coordination with the Moroccan Liaison Office in Israel, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Egypt, and various concerned parties were listed as part of the Moroccan diplomacy’s tedious and time sensitive process.
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