Foreign Affairs Ministry: Egypt ready to receive, evacuate 7K foreign citizens from Gaza

CAIRO - 2 November 2023: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Egypt is ready to receive and evacuate 7,000 foreign citizens of 60 nationalities from Gaza Strip, according to Al-Qahera News TV Channel.

 

The first batch of Palestinians with dual citizenship crossed from Gaza into Egypt on Wednesday as the Rafah Border crossing was announced to be opened to allow critically injured Palestinians, according to media reports. 

The border was re-opened at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after Egyptian coordination with the United States, Israel and the Palestinian side. The re-opening is considered a culmination of the persistent efforts exerted by the Egyptian authorities to begin admitting wounded Palestinians and evacuating foreign nationals, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates in Gaza Strip.  

According to media sources at the border, a total of 76 wounded and their companions left in ambulances, in addition to 6 buses carrying 335 passengers holding foreign passports departed the strip and arrived through the border.