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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales and Amy Remeikis

Australia to investigate how Palestinians crossed Gaza border after government suspends visas

Displaced Palestinians in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt.
Displaced Palestinians in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt. Official exit points from Gaza are limited due to the number of people attempting to leave Palestine through Rafah. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Australia is suspending the visas of Palestinians fleeing Gaza while it investigates how they managed to cross the border into Egypt.

A number of Palestinians learned their visas had been cancelled while en route to Australia earlier this week with no immediate explanation from the home affairs department.

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