GAZA: Injured residents and foreigners escaped Gaza to Egypt on Wednesday (Nov 1), the first evacuations from the war-torn Palestinian territory pounded by Israeli warplanes in retaliation for an unprecedented Hamas attack. The evacuees were driven in ambulances through the Rafah border crossing.
Palestinians evacuate survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Monday, Oct 30, 2023. A group of injured evacuees from Gaza have reached Egypt, under a deal that allows some foreigners and critically wounded people to leave the enclaveLinkedIn
Whole families, struggling to carry their worldly possessions, rushed through the heavily fortified crossing towards Egypt, which was expected to admit at least 400 foreign passport holders and 90 of the most seriously wounded and sick. "This is just the latest atrocity to befall the people of Gaza where the fighting has entered an even more terrifying phase, with increasingly dreadful humanitarian consequences," said Martin Griffiths, UN humanitarian chief.Israel said the attack killed a senior Hamas commander and many other combatants.
About 200 people were waiting at the Palestinian side of the border on Wednesday morning, the source said. The first source said this deal, however, was not linked to other issues, such as the release of about 240 hostages held by Hamas or a"humanitarian pause" in the fighting which many countries have called for but which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected.
Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said seven civilian hostages were killed in the Jabalia attack, including three foreign passport holders. There was no comment from Israel on the claim. Despite the rising civilian death toll in Gaza, Kirby also said the US did not believe now was the time for a general ceasefire, but humanitarian pauses in hostilities were necessary.
Inside, bodies lay on the ground being prepared to be shrouded in white after they were cleaned of dust and blood.
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