Malaysian national Nurul Ain Haron, who was in the conflict zone of Gaza with her Palestinian husband, Mohamed AM Shaat, has been successfully evacuated through the Rafah Border Crossing on Sunday (Nov 12), at 8:23pm local time (2:23am Malaysian time).
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that immediately after Nurul Ain and her husband arrived at the Rafah Border Crossing, they were contacted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir to check on their well-being through a video call.
This successful evacuation was made possible after a meeting between the Prime Minister and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his working visit to Egypt on October 23, as well as additional coordination by the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo and the Malaysian Embassy in Amman.
The Malaysian Embassy in Cairo is also providing appropriate consular assistance to them, according to the statement.
Wisma Putra also expressed its highest appreciation and thanks to the Government of Egypt, the Government of Qatar, the Embassy of Egypt in Kuala Lumpur, and the Embassy of Qatar in Kuala Lumpur for the cooperation and priority extended to Malaysia in safely evacuating Malaysian citizens from the conflict area of Gaza. – Bernama
