People began to leave the Gaza Strip

Wounded Palestinians and foreign nationals began to leave the Gaza Strip. CNN reported this on Thursday, November 2, citing an unnamed Egyptian government official.

It was learned that 81 seriously injured Palestinians and 360 holders of foreign passports had already left for Egyptian territory.

“Foreigners are now heading to Cairo, where some will fly back to their countries. Among them are citizens of Austria, Great Britain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Japan, the United States and France,” said the representative of Egypt.

According to an Egyptian official, 491 foreign nationals were registered to arrive in Egypt on Wednesday, November 1

“But all the other 130 either did not have time to cross the border or refused to cross without their families, whose names were not registered on the list,” he explained.

It is also known that all 22 international employees Unlicensed doctors has left Gaza, and a new medical team is ready to enter the Palestinian enclave, “if the situation permits.”

Ukraine has begun the preparatory phase of the evacuation of its citizens from the Gaza Strip behind the decision of the Egyptian authorities to allow the departure of foreigners.

It will be remembered that on October 7, the Hamas group based in Gaza attacked Israel. More than 1,400 people were victims of this attack. In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched a military operation against Hamas. According to the Palestinian side, more than 8,500 people became its victims.

On October 31, the Israel Defense Forces entered the third phase of the war against Hamas. The IDF is expanding its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.