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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha detained by Israelis in Gaza, family says

The American Book Award winner was said to be heading south for the Rafah crossing when he was picked up at a checkpoint

The Guardian - UK

The Gaza war's youngest evacuees reach safety in Egypt — many without their parents

On Monday, 28 newborns were evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, after being transported from Al-Shifa Hospital. Four mothers accompanied the babies. It's not known how many of the other parents are alive.

WEKU

Group of 28 premature Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt amid Israeli attacks

Group of 28 infants evacuated from the besieged al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City arrive in Egypt.

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Premature babies rushed from Gaza hospital as hopes of hostage release deal rise

The babies were being transported to the Rafah crossing on Monday

Evening Standard

Hamas has delivered truce response to Qatari officials – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

More Irish citizens leave Gaza via Rafah crossing

Michael Martin has expressed confidence that the majority of Irish passport holders will have left the enclave in the coming days.

The Independent UK

Live updates | With communications down, UNRWA warns there will be no aid deliveries across Rafah

Despite the dire need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, there would be no deliveries across the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Friday, according to the communications director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees

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More than 20 Irish citizens out of Gaza through Rafah crossing

The Government said it is continuing to work on getting remaining Irish citizens out of Gaza.

The Independent UK

First Irish citizens and dependents cleared to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing

Irish premier Leo Varadkar said the Government is ‘working tirelessly’ for citizens still in Gaza

The Independent UK

She lost her home, had to send her kids away, but keeps reporting on Gaza

Khawla al-Khalidi lost her dream home in an Israeli attack, was displaced three times but continues reporting.

Al Jazeera

First fuel truck since start of Israel-Hamas war enters Gaza

The fuel is only meant for UN aid trucks and not for hospitals as Israel’s siege of the strip continues.

Al Jazeera

‘Quite a number’ of Irish citizens ‘set to leave Gaza via Rafah crossing’

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

The Independent UK

Indian woman evacuated from war-torn Gaza

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.

The Hindu

IDF says it has entered Gaza’s largest hospital – as it happened

IDF forces say they are targeting Hamas ‘in a certain part of the Shifa hospital’ after Gaza’s health ministry said it was warned by Israel that it would raid the facility ‘within minutes’

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The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 40

Thousands trapped inside main Gaza hospital surrounded by Israeli military; Joe Biden calls for al-Shifa hospital to be ‘protected’

Al Jazeera

‘We saw death’: Egyptian nationals trying to leave Gaza stuck at Rafah

Hundreds of foreign nationals have exited Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but some Palestinian Egyptians are stranded.

The Independent UK

UK minister: More than 150 British nationals have left Gaza via Rafah crossing

Andrew Mitchell also stressed the need for ‘effective humanitarian pauses’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

AAP

Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety

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.

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France 24

🔴 Live: Some 50,000 Gazans flee south in a single day, Israeli army says

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).

The Independent UK

40 Filipinos flee war-ravaged Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing and arrive in Egypt

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

The Independent UK

Brits returning from Gaza describe chaos and crisis at Rafah crossing: ‘They saw us as a protective presence’

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

Radio France Internationale

French foreign ministry says over 100 nationals evacuated from Gaza

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.

WEKU

What is Gaza's Rafah crossing and why is it important?

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.

The Independent UK

Watch live: View of Rafah crossing as injured Palestinians and foreign nationals expected to leave Gaza

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.

The Independent UK

Foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians leave Gaza through Rafah Crossing

Close to 100 people fled besieged Strip on Monday after evacuations resumed following two-day suspension

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