There is no timeline for how long the Rafah crossing will remain open for evacuation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DOHA/DUBAI - Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn territory on Wednesday as the Rafah crossing to Egypt opened for the first time sinceConvoys of desperately needed aid have passed between Egypt and Gaza but no people have been allowed to cross.
After being allowed into the terminal area, huge queues formed around crossing booths for checks on passports and other documents.The zone around the terminal has been hit during Israeli air raids on Gaza after the Hamas attacks.Some of those being taken out for treatment in Egyptian hospitals are among more than 15,000 wounded in retaliatory Israeli strikes.
The agreement is not linked to other issues under negotiation such as the hostages held by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that governs Gaza, or pauses designed to easewhich is suffering from food, water, fuel and medical shortages, said the source. On Wednesday, communications and Internet services were completely cut off in the enclave again, Gaza’s largest telecommunications provider Paltel said.
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