US EditionGazans say they paid $2,000 per seat for flight to South Africa
South Africa probes arrival of 153 Palestinians on a charter flight amid concerns the $2,000-per-seat scheme may be part of an orchestrated displacement effort.
- On Thursday morning, a chartered plane carrying 153 Palestinians landed near Johannesburg and sat on the runway for nearly 12 hours before disembarking, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa personally intervening.
- Amid evacuations, families paid $1,400 to $2,000 each, with Al-Majd Europe claiming to offer humanitarian services; journalists found its domain registered in February this year with no verifiable address.
- From Rafah, passengers were bused to the Karem Abu Salem crossing and transferred to Ramon Airport without exit stamps, then flew via Nairobi on a Romanian aircraft operated by FlyLili, carrying only small bags, phones, and cash.
- After nearly 12 hours, South African intelligence services opened an investigation into the undocumented departures, while the Palestinian Embassy in South Africa accused the operation of exploitation and said 23 Palestinians flew to other countries.
- Rights groups warn this fits a broader strategy of demographic engineering, with AP reporting about 40,000 Gaza residents subject to undocumented departures, risking emptied Gaza and shifting responsibility to host states.
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The country welcomed Palestinians "by mercy", despite opposition to Israel's intention to "replace them from Palestine". He was assured that he had obtained the approval of a third country to receive the 153 people.
One hundred and fifty-three inhabitants of the coastal enclave landed in Johannesburg on Thursday at the end of a journey coordinated by an obscure humanitarian agency on which the shadows of the Israeli government lay.
153 people from Gaza land in Johannesburg – without luggage, without exit stamps. An opaque network of companies and Israeli authorities is said to have organized the departure
South Africa flags ‘orchestrated’ push to displace Palestinians after refugee flight
‘We do not want any further flights to come our way because this is a clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank,’ says foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı
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