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As more Palestinians with foreign citizenship leave Gaza, some families are left in the lurch

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 2 developments

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians with foreign passports crossed through the war-torn Gaza Strip’s only exit for the second straight day Thursday, escaping Israel’s suffocating siege into the empty Egyptian desert.

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  1. Foreign Nationals Start to Leave Gaza at Egyptian Border

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  2. Newest

    As more Palestinians with foreign citizenship leave Gaza, some families are left in the lurch

    Headline from The Republic ·

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Foreign Nationals Start to Leave Gaza at Egyptian Border (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Dozens of foreign nationals entered a terminal at Rafah, Gaza’s southern crossing point into Egypt, Egyptian officials said, without disclosing their nationalities.

  2. The Times of Israel

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Israel-Hamas war live updates: First civilians from Gaza enter Egypt through Rafah border crossing; Netanyahu warns of ‘long war' (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Dozens of people were reportedly killed after an airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Foreigners, Wounded Palestinians Begin to Arrive in Egypt From Gaza (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The first batch of foreigners and injured Palestinians from Gaza has arrived in Egypt through the Rafah crossing, three senior Egyptian officials said. The group includes dozens of severely wounded Palestinians who were transferred to three hospitals in Al Arish, Bir al-Abd and Sheikh Zuweid in Nort

  5. The Guardian

    Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens for limited evacuation (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Border crossing open for first time in weeks to allow evacuation of injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders

  6. NBC News

    First civilians leave Gaza through Rafah border crossing into Egypt (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Some foreign nationals and injured civilians on Wednesday became the first to make it out of the Gaza Strip since the start of Israel's war with Hamas.

  7. Forbes

    First Foreigners Start Leaving Gaza Strip For Egypt As War Intensifies (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The deal to allow foreign passport holders stuck in Gaza to leave the Palestinian enclave reportedly follows a deal mediated by Qatar.

  8. NPR

    The Rafah border crossing has been opened to a select few in Gaza (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    For the first time since Oct. 7, people have been able to leave Gaza. More than 70 critically wounded Palestinians and more than 300 people with foreign passports crossed into Egypt Wednesday.

  9. The Guardian

    First Thing: Rafah crossing open to people for limited evacuation from Gaza (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Border crossing open for first time in weeks to allow evacuation of injured Palestinian people and foreign passport-holders. Plus, one man’s search for the world’s greatest sandwich

  10. Al Jazeera

    Rafah crossing linking war-torn Gaza to Egypt opens (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    More than 500 foreigners, dual nationals and dozens of injured Palestinians are allowed to leave the war-torn enclave.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: First evacuees leave Gaza for Egypt – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Foreigners and some critically injured people left Gaza for Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. It's the first time people have been allowed to leave the besieged territory in weeks. Follow DW for more.

  12. The Times of Israel

  13. NPR

    Foreign nationals and the injured gather at Gaza's border on reports of gate opening (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Foreign nationals gathered at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, as anticipation grew that the first group of people trapped inside the enclave since Oct. 7 would be allowed to leave.

  14. Fox News

    Israel-Hamas war: 5 American aid workers leave Gaza for Egypt through Rafah crossing, hundreds remain (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. officials announced that five American aid workers were the only known U.S. citizens who left Gaza for Egypt today, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.

  15. Wall Street Journal

    What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing as Egypt Accepts Injured Palestinians (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The United Nations says that more than 1.4 million people, more than half of Gaza's population, have been displaced since the Israel began a campaign of airstrikes o

  16. Politico

    U.S. citizens leave Gaza for Egypt as others await State Department instruction on travel options (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals left Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah crossing, which for weeks has remained closed.

  17. Al-Monitor

    First group of US citizens evacuates to Egypt from Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The United States is working to get some 400 of its citizens and their family members out of the Gaza Strip via the Rafah gate on Egypt's border.

  18. CNN

    Foreign nationals, injured Palestinians allowed to flee Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war began (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Injured Palestinians and foreign nationals from Gaza have started crossing the border into Egypt, officials and Egyptian media said, in the first sanctioned exodus from the besieged enclave in weeks.

  19. Voice of America

    Limited Departures from Gaza Begin Through Rafah for Foreigners, Some Wounded Palestinians (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    First group of foreign nationals, dual citizens, injured Palestinians allowed to leave besieged Palestinian enclave under Qatar-brokered deal between Israel, Hamas and Egypt

  20. CNN

    Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, crisis in Gaza, crowds gather at Rafah crossing (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Crowds gathered at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, as multiple sources told CNN that up to 500 foreign nationals could be allowed to flee the besieged enclave. Follow for live updates.

  21. CBS News

    Americans leave Gaza for first time during Israel-Hamas war through Rafah border crossing into Egypt (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hundreds of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving as the Rafah crossing opened to them for the first time since the Hamas attacks on Israel.

  22. CBS News

    First foreigners leave Gaza through Rafah border crossing into Egypt (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hundreds of foreign passport holders and the wounded trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn territory as the Rafah crossing opened to them for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Foreigners enter Egypt from Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Dozens of people with foreign passports entered the Rafah border crossing from Gaza to Egypt. It's the first time foreigners have been allowed to leave the besieged territory. Follow DW for more.

  24. The Guardian

    Israel-Hamas war live: Rafah crossing open to people for limited evacuation from Gaza; BBC launches emergency radio service (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Limited evacuation of foreign nationals and sick people expected in crossing between Gaza and Egypt; British broadcaster to launch bulletin on medium wave radio

  25. Al Jazeera

    Chaos, fear reign as foreign nationals try to leave Gaza through Rafah (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

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