Key Takeaways
- The Rafah checkpoint will soon allow foreign citizens to leave Gaza.
- Humanitarian aid trucks have started entering the Palestinian enclave via the border crossing.
- Israel maintains a full blockade, restricting water, food, and fuel.
- The opening aims to ease the humanitarian crisis for over two million residents.
Jerusalem: Foreign citizens will be able to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt in the near future, the Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Earlier in the day, the news outlet reported that the first trucks with humanitarian aid started entering the Palestinian exclave through the border crossing.
On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip and breached the border, killing and abducting people in neighbouring Israeli communities.
Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The enclave, home to more than two million people, now faces a cut off of essential supplies.
Water, food, and fuel are in short supply, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Thousands of deaths and injuries have been reported on both sides as a result of the escalation.
