Hamas allowed citizens of several countries to leave Gaza
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The Palestinian group Hamas has published lists of citizens allowed to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on November 1. About it reports TASS with reference to a message from the enclave’s border service published on Facebook (owned by Meta, which is banned and recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).
The list included citizens of Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Finland, the Czech Republic and Japan. Employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and NGOs operating in Gaza will also be able to leave Gaza. Information about which NGOs are being discussed is not provided in the message.
It is specified that citizens must arrive at the checkpoint at 07:00 (08:00 Moscow time).
Previously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had repeatedly recommended Gaza residents evacuate. Hamas soldiers called the reports “false propaganda” and called on local residents to remain in the enclave.
In addition, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke out against the resettlement of Palestinians to the Sinai Peninsula. October 31 The Times of Israel wrotethat Egypt has stationed tanks and other armored vehicles at the Rafah checkpoint on the border with the Gaza Strip to prevent an influx of tens of thousands of refugees due to the fighting in the Gaza Strip. On November 1, traffic through the checkpoint will be opened for Egypt to accept 81 wounded Palestinians from the conflict zone, Al-Ahram newspaper wrote.
Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7. The IDF responded by launching Operation Iron Swords. According to the latest data, more than 9,500 people have died as a result of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Gaza reported more than 8,300 deaths in the Israeli strikes, and about 1,400 people were killed in Israel after the group’s attack.
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