Six Hungarian citizens with their two Palestinian family members have left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, Hungary’s foreign minister said on his Facebook page.

Peter Szijjarto said there were four children among the Hungarian nationals.

Travellers at the terminal on the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, walk towards a waiting bus to cross into Egypt. — AFP
Travellers at the terminal on the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, walk towards a waiting bus to cross into Egypt. — AFP

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