{"id":20843,"date":"2025-04-25T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20843"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:51:51","slug":"a-growing-wave-of-emigration-from-gaza-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/a-growing-wave-of-emigration-from-gaza-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"A Growing Wave of Emigration from Gaza Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 36,000 residents have left the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, according to a report today (Friday) on Channel 12 News. This is an unprecedented number, pointing to an emerging trend of mass departure from the area.<\/p>\n<p>Many Gazans are seeking ways to escape the economic devastation and security chaos that have taken hold of the Strip, in hopes of finding refuge elsewhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emigration Driven by the Harsh Reality Created by Hamas<\/strong><br \/>\nThe reasons for the growing exodus are clear: economic collapse, hunger in the markets, and a sense of despair about the future. The situation in Gaza has deteriorated significantly as a result of the war initiated by the terrorist organization Hamas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20847\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20847 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout2.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Destruction in Gaza | Photo: Ali Hassan \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevertheless, Hamas and other factions in the Strip are working to prevent this wave of emigration. They strongly oppose it, invoking terms like \u201cdisplacement\u201d and \u201cexpulsion.\u201d Hamas even claims this is part of a \u201cpolitical plan\u201d by U.S. President Trump to encourage Palestinian emigration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not Everyone Is Allowed to Leave<\/strong><br \/>\nAt present, only specific groups of residents are officially permitted to exit the Strip. These include patients and their escorts, Gazans with dual citizenship whose countries are actively working to rescue them, and those who have managed to obtain visas to other nations. The main condition for departure is the agreement of a third country to accept the evacuees and provide them with legal status.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20845\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.jpg 724w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rafah Border Crossing | Photo: Oren Cohen \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the report, most of the emigration is taking place via the Rafah crossing at the border with Egypt, which was opened in one direction (exit only) following the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gazans Have Emigrated to Jordan, the UAE, and Western Europe<\/strong><br \/>\nAround 2,000 Gazans have crossed through the Allenby Bridge between Israel and Jordan, continuing on to other countries\u2014primarily Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and various nations in Western Europe. The trend is ongoing, and within a short period, more than 36,000 residents have left the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 36,000 residents have left the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war | Hamas is trying to stop the emigration | Only certain groups are officially permitted to leave: All the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3502,1476,1479,1477,4553,1480,4784,2336,3272,2436],"class_list":["post-20843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","tag-emigration","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-war","tag-hamas","tag-humanitarian-crisis","tag-israel","tag-middle-east-politics","tag-rafah-crossing","tag-trump-plan","tag-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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