DUBLIN: Fifty-two students from Gaza will arrive in Ireland this week to take up scholarships offered by education institutions, Irish foreign minister Simon Harris said Thursday.
“I welcome the arrival of these Palestinian young people to Ireland, and wish them every success with their studies here,” Harris said in a statement sent to AFP.
According to the statement the first group of 26 people will arrive on Thursday, with the remaining students arriving between Friday and Sunday.
Since the beginning of the crisis in Gaza, Ireland has supported more than 200 people to leave Gaza and travel to the EU member, said Dublin.
“As exit from Gaza is dependent on receipt of permission from the relevant local authorities, both in Israel and neighboring jurisdictions, such assistance often rests outside the control of the (Irish) government,” said the statement.
