There is no timeline for how long the Rafah crossing will remain open for evacuation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DOHA/DUBAI - The first group of injured Gazans and foreign passport holders were evacuated to Egypt through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday under a deal brokered by Qatar.
Israeli strikes on Gaza since then have killed around 8,800 Palestinians, including 3,542 children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Indonesia said it was trying to get out 10 nationals but three of them, volunteers at an Indonesia-run hospital, have decided to stay. The Philippines said two Filipino doctors with Doctors Without Borders NGO were among those leaving Gaza.Britain’s foreign ministry said it understood the Rafah crossing would be open for time-limited periods to allow specific groups of foreign nationals and the seriously wounded to leave.
About 200 people were waiting at the Palestinian side of the border on Wednesday morning, the source said.Medical sources in Egypt’s Sinai region, bordering Gaza, said a field hospital of four tents, each containing 20 beds, and 12 medical caravans had been set up in Sheikh Zuweid. In addition, 70 aid trucks were in the Rafah area, going through the process of checks required before they enter Gaza.
The source said this deal, however, was not linked to other issues, such as the release of the hostages held by Hamas. Palestinians searching for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct 31. PHOTO: REUTERS Communications and Internet services were completely cut off in Gaza again on Wednesday, telecommunications provider Paltel said.
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