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The Government of Gaza announces the reopening of the Rafah crossing for the exit of foreigners

MADRID, 6 Nov.

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The Government of Gaza announces the reopening of the Rafah crossing for the exit of foreigners

MADRID, 6 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of the Gaza Strip announced this Monday the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which connects with Egypt, to allow the passage of foreign citizens who have been trapped by the start of the Israeli military offensive, after said transit was blocked. interrupted the weekend.

The General Authority for Crossings and Borders of the Strip has confirmed that Egyptian citizens and also citizens of other nationalities once again have the possibility of departure from Gaza, although it is not an indiscriminate departure, since the lists are published every day of people authorized to enter Egypt.

The evacuations began on Wednesday of last week, but were suspended on Saturday after a series of Israeli bombings on civilian targets, including a convoy of ambulances transporting wounded people. The Rafah crossing is the only one in the Strip that is not controlled by Israel, which has maintained a total blockade of Gaza since the attacks launched by Hamas on October 7.

More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli offensive, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. On the Israeli side, the authorities have confirmed some 1,400 fatalities from the attacks, which also ended with more than 240 hostages currently in the hands of Palestinian militiamen.