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Hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of seriously wounded patients desperate to escape the war in Gaza have crowded at the black iron gate on the Egyptian border, hoping to pass through the enclave’s only portal to the outside world for the first time since the war began

Zaynab Wandawi, a British national born in Salford, was turned away at the Rafah border crossing into Egypt.

Announcement comes as US confirms first of its citizens able to leave Gaza via the Rafah crossing into Egypt.

As a small number of injured Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip, many more remain in urgent need of treatment abroad.

Officials said the crossing will be open for ‘controlled and time-limited periods’ to allow specific groups to leave.

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The crossing is opening for 'controlled and time-limited periods' to allow specific groups of foreign nationals and the seriously wounded to leave

The Rafah border crossing with Egypt was opened to allow foreign passport holders and the wounded to leave Gaza.

The Rafah border crossing opened to allow some foreign and dual nationals to leave Gaza – but bombs are still dropping.

The Rafah border opening represents a chance at life for dozens of Palestinians wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Foreign nationals have only recently been allowed to exit the Hamas-controlled territory into Egypt