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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Hundreds fleeing Gaza gather at border as Egypt opens Rafah crossing for first time since 7 October

AP

Egypt opened the Rafah crossing on its border with Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began as hundreds of people gathered at the crucial point, waiting to flee the conflict zone.

The first group of foreign passport holders will be allowed to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip for Egypt on Wednesday, an Egyptian official told AFP. However, it was not immediately clear how long the Rafah crossing will remain open for evacuation.

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