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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 2, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Egypt says some 7,000 foreign passport holders to be allowed to leave Gaza
People walk through a gate to enter the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023 (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
Egypt will help evacuate “about 7,000” foreigners and dual nationals from the Gaza Strip, the foreign ministry says.
In a meeting with foreign diplomats, Assistant Foreign Minister Ismail Khairat says Egypt was preparing “to facilitate the reception and evacuation of foreign citizens from Gaza through the Rafah crossing,” adding they “number at about 7,000” representing “more than 60” nationalities.
Several hundred foreign passport holders began leaving Gaza yesterday.
