Desperate to escape the war, Palestinians pay a private company thousands to leave Gaza
In the face of war, famine and homelessness, desperate Gazans are paying a private company in Cairo exorbitant “travel co-ordination fees” to help them escape into Egypt through the Rafah border. One international affairs expert says the system is war profiteering “at its worst.”
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![Workers with the Egyptian company Hala Consulting and Tourism stand with a rack of luggage in front of Egyptian Red Crescent Society emergency vehicles, on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on March 23, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Workers wearing bright yellow vests that say "Hala" on the back stand beside a rack of luggage near two emergency vehicles.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7159098.1711661623!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hala-workers-egypt.jpg)
In the face of war, famine and homelessness, desperate Gazans are paying a private company in Cairo exorbitant “travel co-ordination fees” to help them escape into Egypt through the Rafah border. One international affairs expert says the system is war profiteering “at its worst.”