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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
UK says Rafah border crossing ‘likely to open’ for foreign nationals to leave Gaza
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Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London on July 4, 2023. (Justin Tallis/AFP)
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the Rafah border crossing is “likely to open today” and allow a group of foreign nationals to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt.
“UK teams are ready to assist British nationals as soon as they are able to leave,” Cleverly writes on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.
“It’s vital that lifesaving humanitarian aid can enter Gaza as quickly as possible,” Cleverly says.
According to the Reuters news agency, Qatar has negotiated an agreement between Israel, Egypt and the Hamas terror group for the crossing to open, although it is unclear how long for.
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