Two Filipino doctors have successfully crossed Rafah Crossing into safety amid the war between Israeli forces and the militant group Hamas.
Two Filipino doctors have successfully crossed Rafah Crossing into safety amid the war between Israeli forces and the militant group Hamas, Raffy Tima reported on Unang Balita on Thursday. Citing Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, the report said the two Filipino doctors, who are volunteers for the international humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders, are now safe in Egypt.
A Reuters report, citing sources including a Palestinian official, said at least 320 foreign passport holders and some injured Gazans left the Palestinian enclave through the Rafah crossing into Egypt on Wednesday, the first to benefit from a deal mediated by Qatar. Under the deal brokered between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, 81 wounded people and an initial list of 500 foreign passport holders were expected to be allowed out of the Gaza Strip in the coming days, the report said.
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