Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is outraged to find that every day of Polish nationals’ stay in the Gaza Strip puts their lives at risk and brings suffering, particularly to children. In our opinion, there are no grounds to justify the fact that the Poles who are staying in the Gaza Strip cannot leave it, despite Polish authorities waiting to receive them on the Egyptian side. 

We want to reiterate that since the outbreak of the conflict, the MFA has maintained close and regular, official and working contacts with Egyptian and Israeli authorities through Polish Embassies in Tel Aviv and Cairo, and the Representative Office in Ramallah, thus taking every effort to allow Polish citizens in the Gaza Strip to evacuate safely and quickly. MFA representatives are also in contact with Poles staying inside the Gaza Strip.