SPENDY EXIT VISA
The HALA company is part of the Organi Group, controlled by the Egyptian tribal Sinai leader, Ibrahim al-Organi. In 2022 al-sisi appointed al-Organi to run the Sinai Development Authority. Backed by Egyptian security forces, Al-Organi is the de-facto ruler of the Sinai.
Organi told the Times that HALS is a tourism company “just like any company that exists at an airport.” He claims to provide “V.I.P. services” and said that Hala charges $2,500 per adult, while children receive the company’s services free of charge.
However, Palestinians who have used HALA’s services to leave Gaza during the war say the company charged $5,000 per adult and $2,500 per child under the age of 16, and prices are rising.