WASHINGTON — Some 400 US citizens in Gaza have reached out to American authorities since the outbreak of the war, expressing interest in leaving the Strip, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says.
The US is working to get those 400 citizens out of Gaza along with 600 of their family members, Miller says.
“An initial group of foreign nationals, including US citizens, departed Gaza through Rafah today,” he adds.
US President Joe Biden said earlier that more Americans would leave in the coming hours and days.
Miller says 59 trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah crossing yesterday and the US aims for that number to increase each day, setting a goal of at least 100 trucks per day, as recommended by the UN.
The US has not provided any concessions to Hamas in exchange for the safe passage of aid and US citizens, nor is it in a position to do so, Miller say.
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