2023-11-03 18:01:34
The nightmare is over for them. The British are finally leaving the Gaza Strip. From 7 in the morning 92 personas They have been summoned to cross the Rafah crossing, which controls Egypt, and they begin to pass slowly. A bus from the British embassy in Cairo is waiting for them. They will spend the night in the Egyptian capital and then leave for the kingdom.
They arrived at the crossing early on Friday following the Palestinian Border Authority posted overnight a list naming foreigners those who were allowed to cross.
He stated that people authorized to leave had to be “present at 7 in the morning, in the exterior corridors of the crossing, to facilitate their travel.”
A new list of people approved to use the crossing contained the names of more than 500 people, between them Italians, Germans, two Irish dependents, one Moroccan, 31 Palestinians and one Palestinian dependent. Some 342 Palestinians with foreign documents and 42 others crossed on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Border Authority.
The Rafah crossing is the only exit from Gaza that is not controlled by Israel. It was closed following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. Egypt has said that will not accept an influx of refugees Palestinians in case Israel prevents them from returning following the war.
Neither Jordan, with 60 percent of the Palestinian population, nor Egypt want Israel to take the opportunity to evict the Palestinians from the Strip during the war.
The crossing was briefly opened for humanitarian aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory. Some Gazans and wounded foreigners have been allowed to leave in recent days as fighting in the region intensifies.
Doctors without Borders assured that 20,000 seriously injured in Gazawho must leave and demanded a humanitarian truce.
The relatives of the Scottish premier
Relatives of Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, have escaped from Gaza following being trapped since the war broke out.
Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, from Dundee, were among 92 British citizens approved to travel through the Rafah crossing
A British citizen following crossing to Egypt from Gaza. Photo: EFE
Describing the last four weeks as “a living nightmare for our family,” The Prime Minister and his wife, Nadia El-Nakla, expressed their gratitude to those who had helped, including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We are very happy to confirm that Nadia’s parents were able to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing this morning,” he said.
“While we feel deep personal relief, we are heartbroken by the continued suffering of the people of Gaza. We will continue to raise our voices to stop the killing and suffering of the innocent people of Gaza” he continued.
“We reiterate our calls for all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire and the opening of a humanitarian corridor so that significant amounts of aid, including fuel, can reach a population that has suffered collective punishment for too long, and that all hostages be released,” the Scottish first minister said in a statement.
A media gives an injection to a child following crossing into Egypt from Gaza. Photo: EFE
“Families in Gaza and Israel are suffering following the loss of completely innocent men, women and children. “We pray for them all and we pray that the international community will finally focus on achieving lasting peace in the region: a peace that recognizes that the rights and lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equal,” the Scottish first minister wrote.
Yousaf’s in-laws traveled to Gaza to visit his family before the conflict broke out. They described how they tried survive without drinking water and “increasingly scarce supplies.”
The Scottish Government has donated £750,000 to support relief efforts and help displaced people in Gaza access food, water, shelter and medical supplies.
Those left behind
One of the first Britons to escape Gaza told Sky News the “chaos” he faced while trying to escapeand his “heavy heart” for those left behind.
Liverpool surgeon Dr Abdel Hammad is among the first to cross the junction. He told Sky News it was a “huge relief” to get it done, but He fears for the people who remain.
“It was very chaotic,” he said. “It took us regarding a whole day to reach Rafah and we arrived in Cairo at 4 in the morning.”
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Raúl Incertis, from Doctors Without Borders, tells the situation and everything he experienced in the Strip.
He said he discovered that his name was on the list of people approved to leave Gaza by the Foreign Ministry and that he tried to leave on Wednesday followingnoon. But The crossing was closed before I might pass and only managed to flee Gaza on Thursday.
“It’s been four weeks of a terrible situation. “I’m very glad to be out,” she stated.I feel very sorry for my colleagues in Gaza and my patients in this situation.
He described the destruction in the besieged Palestinian enclave as “heartbreaking” and warned that drug supplies are running low.
“I fear that many of the patients will die.”, said. “Unfortunately, this is not a natural disaster. It is a man-made disaster and something must be done to stop all the destruction.”
A British doctor has his family of 16 trapped in Gaza. Dr. Ahmad Abou Faul said that two mothers and two children have not been included in the departure list.
A Palestinian cries following being expelled from Israel to Gaza, this Friday. Photo: SAID KHATIB / AFP
One of his nephews is 4 months old and can go out, but his mother is not allowed. That means she must remain in Gaza, along with her 2-year-old brother who is not on the list. The family is made up of Britons, Palestinians with dual nationality or wives of Britons.
Gazans return to Israel
Some leave and others return. Before the October 7 attack, at least 16,000 Gazans had permission to work in Israel. The authorities detained many of them and inscribed a number on their leg.
This Friday some began to be returned to Gaza.
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