Foreign Ministry says work under way to evacuate 63 Jordanians from Gaza

AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Saturday announced that work was underway to facilitate the evacuation of 63 Jordanian citizens from the war-torn Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing to Egypt.

 The ministry said that out of the 1153 Jordanians in Gaza registered in its database, 666 have been successfully evacuated since the start of the war (on October 7), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Upon arrival at the Rafah border crossing, the embassy's team will provide the Jordanian evacuees with necessary assistance and facilitate their return to the Kingdom, Qudah said.

Ministry's spokesperson Sufyan Qudah said that the evacuated Jordanian citizens will be transported to the port of Nuweiba and Cairo using buses provided by the embassy, with the aim of swiftly bringing them back to the Kingdom.

The spokesperson also called on Jordanians in Gaza to contact the operations centre at the ministry to request assistance 24/7 at 00962799562903, 0096279956247 and 00962799562193 or via email at op.ctr@fm.gov.jo.