PRESS REVIEW · 13 AUGUST 2026 · OUEST-FRANCE
Ouest-France reports on the situation of the Al Rayyes family, evacuated from Gaza to Egypt on 4 June 2026 and still awaiting a decision by the French authorities on the visa applications submitted in Cairo.
4 June
Evacuation from Gaza.
The family reaches Egypt.
11 August
Open letter.
The signatory organisations appeal to the French authorities.
13 August
70 days after Gaza.
Ouest-France reports on the wait in Cairo.
Medical care identified in France
The article highlights concerns about Arafat Al Rayyes’s health. Brest University Hospital (CHU de Brest) is ready to organise multidisciplinary care. In the open letter made public on 11 August, the signatory organisations point out that time is a determining factor and that a prolonged delay may result in a loss of therapeutic opportunity.
Time is a determining factor. A medical solution has been identified in France; the issue now is to enable its implementation within a timeframe compatible with Arafat Al Rayyes’s condition.
Mobilisation continues
Ouest-France reports on the mobilisation of several associations and organisations in Finistère and on their appeal to the French authorities. Human Sea Bridge is among the signatories, alongside the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (French Human Rights League), the citizen support committee for the Al Rayyes family, the Palestine Liban Sud Cornouaille collective, Phi Solidaire and the Solidaires trade-union section.
