U.S. citizens cross Rafah border into Egypt (12 images)

By Wade Sheridan

U.S. citizens using their passports leave Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on Thursday. Egypt is helping to evacuate about 7,000 foreigners and dual nationals from Gaza due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

An American citizen holds her passport as she waits at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on November 2, 2023. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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A Palestinian security officer checks an American citizen's passport. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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A Palestinian security officer checks an American citizen's passport at Rafah border crossing with Egypt, Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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The evacuation comes several days after Israel sent tanks into Gaza, raising fears of a higher civilian death toll in the days ahead. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI

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