The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Around 35 to 40 Irish passport holders remain in the enclave.

Indian woman Lubna Nazir Shaboo and her daughter safely reach Egypt from Gaza after Indian missions in the region help with their evacuation. They crossed Rafah border crossing and move to Cairo. Indian missions in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Cairo helped make evacuation possible.

An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone.

Israel's army said Wednesday that 50,000 civilians had fled north Gaza for the south on Wednesday, hours after Israel said it was tightening its "stranglehold" on Gaza City, the most populous city in the Hamas-controlled enclave. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says 40 Filipinos have fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened

Dozens of Brits remain in Gaza as the Rafah crossing opens again

More than 100 French nationals and their dependents have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the foreign ministry in Paris said Tuesday.

The Rafah border crossing, operated by Egyptian authorities, is the only Gaza crossing not directly controlled by Israel. Now it is the only entry point for aid and exit point for those able to leave.

Watch a live view of the Rafah crossing on Monday, 7 November as foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians leave Gaza over the border with Egypt.