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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emine Sinmaz and Geneva Abdul

First UK nationals leave Gaza via Rafah crossing, says Foreign Office

People in the waiting area at the Rafah crossing on Wednesday
People in the waiting area at the Rafah crossing on Wednesday. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

The families of British citizens trapped in Gaza have said it is devastating that their loved ones have been turned away from the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, as the Foreign Office said the first UK nationals had made it through.

Hundreds of foreign passport holders and injured Palestinians requiring hospital treatment crossed into Egypt on Wednesday after more than three weeks of conflict in which thousands of people have been killed.

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