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PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian citizen and her Palestinian husband were safely evacuated through the Rafah border crossing from Gaza into Egypt last night, the foreign affairs ministry said.

It said Nurul Ain Haron and Mohamed AM Shaat crossed the border at 8.23pm local time (2.23am in Malaysia today).

“The arrival of Nurul and her husband at the Rafah border crossing was facilitated by the Malaysian ambassador to Cairo along with other embassy officials,” the ministry said in a statement.

Upon arrival, the couple spoke to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and foreign affairs minister Zambry Abd Kadir via video link, it said.

“This evacuation was effectively carried out following a meeting between the prime minister and Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during Anwar’s official visit to Egypt on Oct 23,” the ministry said.

“The ministry expresses its highest appreciation and gratitude to the Egyptian and Qatari governments, and their embassies in Kuala Lumpur for their cooperation in safely evacuating Malaysian citizens from the conflict zone.”