Palestinians begin leaving Gaza for Egypt through Rafah crossing (10 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Palestinians, foreign nationals and those seriously injured or sick started to leave Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday. These are the first people to leave Gaza since Israel and Egypt sealed off the territory on October 7 after the start of the conflict with Hamas.

Palestinians with dual citizenship enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on November 1, 2023. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn Palestinian territory when the Rafah crossing to Egypt was opened up for the first time since October 7. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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Until now, only aid trucks have been permitted to use the crossing to bring in humanitarian supplies from Egypt. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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Palestinians wait outside the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the hope of getting permission to leave Gaza. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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