Greece rescued migrants off Gavdos and Crete

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Greece rescued over 500 migrants near its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete this weekend, according to the coastguard. The coastguard reported five separate rescue operations since Friday, including over 430 migrants found near Gavdos on Sunday. Frontex, the EU border agency, also rescued 96 migrants off Crete on Sunday. These rescues come amid increased migrant sea arrivals from Libya, prompting Greece to deploy naval assets and seek cooperation with Libya to manage the situation.


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