Overview
- The Border Management Authority initially blocked disembarkation over missing exit stamps and a lack of declared stay details.
- Home Affairs allowed entry once Gift of the Givers committed to housing the travellers if needed, according to officials.
- Officials said more than 100 passengers qualify for 90-day visa-exempt travel and were processed under standard entry conditions.
- Of the 153 passengers, 23 transited to other destinations and 130 entered South Africa for processing and support.
- Gift of the Givers is coordinating humanitarian, legal and medical assistance, and it has alleged Israel withheld passport stamps, a claim not independently verified in these reports.