'Heavily pregnant woman' among first Irish citizens leaving Gaza through Rafah border crossing

Micheál Martin said a diplomatic team is now on the ground with transport waiting to take citizens on to Cairo

Policemen stand at Rafah crossing port, Egypt. File picture: AP Photo/Omar Aziz

A heavily pregnant woman, children, and family groups are among 23 Irish citizens to have been processed through the border from Gaza today, the Tánaiste has confirmed

A “significant number” of Irish citizens on the list to evacuate Gaza are now being processed on the Egyptian border.