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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

UK working on getting trapped Britons out of Gaza as humanitarian crisis unfolds

AP

The UK is working intensively to allow Britons trapped in Gaza to leave but the border crossing remains closed because of Egypt’s legitimate concerns, ministers said.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said opening the Rafah crossing to allow aid into Gaza and foreign nationals to escape the humanitarian crisis unfolding there is a priority.

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