Israeli Group Facilitated Gaza Evacuations to Africa, Asia

An investigation has revealed that an Israeli organization with ties to far-right activism orchestrated at least three evacuation flights carrying hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza to Indonesia and South Africa since May 2025, prompting accusations of an underlying agenda to facilitate mass emigration from the war-torn enclave.

The flights, which began amid ongoing conflict that has devastated Gaza since 2023, transported approximately 380 Palestinians in total. In May, nearly 60 individuals flew from Israel via Hungary to Indonesia and other destinations. A second flight in October carried about 170 people from Israel to South Africa through Kenya. The third, in November, brought 153 Palestinians to Johannesburg, where their arrival caught local authorities off guard and led to a government probe. Passengers, who signed up through online advertisements and social media referrals, paid up to $2,000 per person via bank transfers and cryptocurrency, according to interviews with six participants. They were instructed to gather at designated spots in Gaza, bused to Israel for security checks, allowed limited belongings, and then boarded planes without choosing destinations, which...