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Chartered Flight from Gaza Faces Entry Crisis in South Africa

11/19/2025

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Gaza passengers arrived in Johannesburg on a chartered flight without proper departure stamps.
The Palestinian embassy said the flight was organized by the unregistered group Al-Majd that misled families.
South African authorities denied entry due to missing documentation until charity intervention allowed 130 passengers.
The South African government previously filed a genocide case against Israel in Gaza, which Israel has rejected as baseless.

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Gaza passengers arrived in Johannesburg on a chartered flight without proper departure stamps.
The Palestinian embassy said the flight was organized by the unregistered group Al-Majd that misled families.
South African authorities denied entry due to missing documentation until charity intervention allowed 130 passengers.
The South African government previously filed a genocide case against Israel in Gaza, which Israel has rejected as baseless.