110 foreign passport holders leave Gaza via Rafah crossing

17 ambulances carrying injured Palestinians left Gaza via Rafah border crossing into Egypt

GAZA CITY:

A Palestinian official said Wednesday that 110 foreign passport holders left the Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing into Egypt.

“Some 110 foreign passport holders left the strip,” Wael Abu Mohsen, the media director of the Rafah border crossing, told Anadolu.

He said 17 ambulances carrying Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks had also crossed the terminal into Egypt.

Abu Mohsen said 20 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid moved into Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, taking the total number of aid trucks in one week to 237.

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Dozens of foreigners and Palestinians with dual citizenship have gathered at the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing since early morning to leave the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 7 following a cross-border attack by Hamas.

Egyptian media also aired footage of vehicles, trucks and ambulances crossing the Rafah terminal from Gaza into Egypt.

Since last weekend, the Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

More than 10,300 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 8,796 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.