76 Kazakhstani citizens staying in Gaza Strip

76 citizens of Kazakhstan are currently staying in the Gaza Strip, says official spokesperson of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Aibek Smadiyarov, Kazinform News Agency reports. 

There are 76 citizens of Kazakhstan in the territory of the Gaza Strip, a total of 161 people together with the members of their families, Smadiyarov told a Monday press briefing.

Evacuation of [the foreign passport holders] through the Rafah crossing was suspended on November 4. The evacuation of foreigners through the crossing started on November 1.

Smadiyarov added that the Kazakh embassy in Cairo is negotiating the evacuation of our citizens with the Egyptian authorities.