Was the Gaza flight to South Africa ‘human trafficking’ - if not, then what? https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/008ec5f5-9daf-4162-8a78-f0ebbf97a42b Could paid evacuation flights from Gaza to places like South Africa be considered human trafficking? MEE Live’s @mathildamall and senior reporter @Azad.essa explore this. Essa highlighted that the process showed signs of exploitation, arguing that desperate people were being charged high fees, given little information or support, and then presented as “voluntary” evacuees. Watch the full MEE Live show on Middle East Eye’s YouTube channel. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:12:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube Was the Gaza flight to South Africa ‘human trafficking’ - if not, then what? https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/008ec5f5-9daf-4162-8a78-f0ebbf97a42b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.