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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Adelaide family of four among 20 Australians to flee Gaza via Egypt border

People wait at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday
People wait at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday. Australia confirmed that 20 Australian nationals were among those who left Gaza. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

An Adelaide family of four who had been trapped in Gaza for three weeks are among 20 Australians who have managed to escape the besieged enclave into Egypt.

Australia has confirmed 20 Australian nationals – and three other people who had registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) – crossed through the Rafah pass into Egypt as part of a multinational deal to allow foreign national civilians to leave Gaza.

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