{"id":23022,"date":"2025-05-14T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=23022"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:45:01","slug":"gateways-open-as-hundreds-depart-gaza-for-a-new-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gateways-open-as-hundreds-depart-gaza-for-a-new-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateways Open as Hundreds Depart Gaza for a New Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three months after its formation, the Gaza Emigration Department\u2014part of the Population and Immigration Authority\u2014has officially begun operations. This morning (Wednesday), approximately 300 Gazans departed the Strip through the department\u2019s efforts, most of them en route to the United Arab Emirates, with others continuing on to Europe and Jordan. The report was published by military correspondent Hallel Bitton Rosen. This process is taking place alongside the ongoing departure of tens of thousands of residents since the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mass Departure<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to updated data, more than 36,000 residents have left Gaza since the fighting began. The figures point to a growing trend of voluntary emigration. Many Gazans are choosing to leave due to the harsh conditions brought on by Hamas, including economic collapse, hunger, and deteriorating personal security.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23025\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23025 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-93.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinians flee from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza | Photo: Khalil Kahlout\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Departures are taking place via the Rafah Crossing into Egypt, and from there to other destinations. Gazans who hold dual citizenship or foreign visas are granted permission to leave. Several exit points are being used, including the Rafah Crossing, the Allenby Bridge, and Ramon Airport. As part of the process, Israel\u2019s internal security service\u2014the ISA (Shin Bet)\u2014conducts security checks to ensure that no individuals who may pose a threat are allowed to exit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pilot Program for Voluntary Emigration<\/strong><br \/>\nIn March, a pilot program to encourage voluntary emigration was launched. As part of this initiative, around 100 Gazans left for Indonesia to work in the construction industry. The project is being managed by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Major General Ghassan Alian, together with the Civil Administration. The goal of the pilot was to explore the feasibility of expanding the emigration program, should it prove effective.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defense has created a system to oversee and support the emigrants. This includes security screening and management of the departure lists. According to security sources, the departures are expected to continue in the near future\u2014particularly if fighting persists in Gaza and the security situation remains unstable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hamas Tries to Halt Emigration<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite the wave of departures, Hamas is attempting to block the trend and strongly opposes it. The terror organization claims the emigration effort is a political scheme by the State of Israel. Hamas and other factions in Gaza are actively trying to prevent the phenomenon, referring to it as a \u201cpolitical plan\u201d aimed at encouraging migration. Nonetheless, departures are continuing, and in recent weeks dozens more families have left through regulated crossings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2935\" data-end=\"3439\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roughly three months after its creation, the Immigration Directorate has begun operating. Hundreds of Gaza residents have left the Strip for the UAE, Jordan, and several European countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,85,65],"tags":[5567,2056,5629,2424,1479,5633,1477,5632,5630,2336,3178,5631],"class_list":["post-23022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-world","tag-civil-administration","tag-cogat","tag-gaza-emigration-department","tag-gaza-strip","tag-gaza-war","tag-ghassan-alian","tag-hamas","tag-isa-shin-bet","tag-population-and-immigration-authority","tag-rafah-crossing","tag-ramon-airport","tag-voluntary-emigration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gateways Open as Hundreds Depart Gaza for a New Future - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gateways Open as Hundreds Depart Gaza for a New Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Roughly three months after its creation, the Immigration Directorate has begun operating. 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