Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Engagement with UNRWA Deputy Director John Whyte
2:00 am
Mr. John Whyte:
As internationals we were able to rotate from the start of the war until the end of March this year. Local Gaza staff cannot get out unless through medical evacuation. Until May 2024, when the border into Egypt was still open, it was possible for people, if they paid enough money and had the correct paperwork, to leave. Some people left until May 2024 but after that it was not possible for anyone to leave except through medical evacuation.