Gaza: First ambulances carrying injured civilians cross into Egypt’s Rafah

Egypt prepared on Wednesday (November 1) for injured Gazans and some foreign passport holders to start arriving through the Rafah crossing after Qatar brokered a deal between Egypt, Israel and Hamas to allow for limited evacuations from the Gaza Strip. A first group of injured evacuees entered Egypt in ambulances, Egyptian media and a source at the border said at around 0935 GMT. A Palestinian border authority source and two Egyptian security sources said 81 injured people would enter Egypt for treatment on Wednesday. In addition, up to 500 foreign passport holders will pass through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, an Egyptian security source said, adding that about 200 people were waiting on the Palestinian side. #palestine #gaza #egypt #israel Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.