Irish citizen in Gaza within 700m of crossing Rafah border into Egypt

Palestinians with foreign passports at Rafah Border Gate wait to cross into Egypt. Picture: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images

An Irish passport holder who is within 700 metres of the Rafah border crossing has said he is hopeful that he, his wife and teenage children will get to leave Gaza soon.

Ayman Shaheen, who lived in Dublin for nine years, said he could see the Egyptian border but it is not yet open to Irish passport holders.