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The Latest Breaking News from Rafah

Desperate scenes at Rafah crossing as first British nationals flee Gaza, but many still unsure if they can leave

Foreign nationals unsure if they made list of permitted evacuees because of communications blackout

The Independent UK

UK pushing for Britons to be allowed out of Gaza as Israeli strikes continue

The Rafah crossing with Egypt has opened to allow limited numbers of foreign passport holders to flee the war-torn Gaza Strip.

The Independent UK

Ministers not told of any Irish citizens leaving by Rafah crossing, Martin says

There are approximately 35 Irish passport holders in Gaza.

The Independent UK

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What is the Rafah crossing and who can now use it?

Connecting Gaza and Egypt, the sensitive border point has opened for dual nationals and some injured people

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf's family 'remain trapped' as crossing out of Gaza opened

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has welcomed the opening of the Rafah crossing to allow people to leave the Gaza Strip ...

The National (Scotland)

Yousaf welcomes opening of Rafah crossing but in-laws still trapped in Gaza

Foreign nationals have been seen passing through the border into Egypt.

The Independent UK

Up First briefing: Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing partially opens; Trump family testifies

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is open for some foreign passport holders and dozens of injured people to evacuate. Donald Trump Jr. and his family are set to testify in a civil fraut trial.

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First Thing: Rafah crossing open to people for limited evacuation from Gaza

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

The Guardian - UK

First Americans and other foreign nationals leave besieged Gaza

It's the first time people have been allowed to exit the Palestinian territory since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Ambulances took dozens of seriously wounded people to hospitals in Egypt.

WEKU

Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens for limited evacuation

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

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office official ‘sent sad face’ to British teacher trapped in Gaza

Zaynab Wandawi, a school teacher from Manchester, has been in Gaza for more than three weeks with 10 members of her husband’s family

The Independent UK

Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 26

Rafah crossing opens to allow a limited exit of foreign nationals and seriously injured; Hamas claims seven hostages killed by Israeli strike on Jabalia

The Guardian - AU

Britons ‘likely to get out of Gaza within days’ as Rafah crossing opens

Western officials say it is likely the departure of British Nationals from Gaza 'will take place in stages over the coming days'

Evening Standard

Watch live view of Rafah border crossing as injured Gazans enter Egypt

Watch a live view of the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday 1 November after the Palestinian border authority said injured Gazans are to enter Egypt.

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Hundreds fleeing Gaza gather at border as Egypt opens Rafah crossing for first time since 7 October

It is not clear how long Rafah border crossing will remain open for evacuation

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war – live: Rafah crossing opens as hundreds of foreign nationals and injured evacuate

Dozens of foreign passport-holders enter crossing from Gaza to Egypt

The Guardian - AU

Hamas says 195 killed in two days of strikes on Jabalia camp – as it happened

Hamas says hundreds injured after refugee camp strikes; the US president responded to an anti-war protestor saying he supports a humanitarian ‘pause’

France 24

🔴 Live: First foreign nationals evacuated from Gaza; Israel strikes Jabalia refugee camp again

At least 355 foreign passport holders – including confirmed British, US, French, Italian and Austrian nationals – and 76 wounded Palestinians crossed on Wednesday to Egypt from Gaza, according to an Egyptian official. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said a second Israeli bombing raid in two days had killed and wounded…

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Gaza's 34-hour phone and internet blackout, as told in voice memos

Voice memos recorded by NPR's producer in Gaza during a 34-hour communications blackout convey a weekend of anxiety and uncertainty for Palestinians as Israeli ground troops invaded.

Evening Standard

British teacher trapped in Gaza feels 'insignificant' after Foreign Office says they 'can’t do more'

Zaynab Wandawi was told Foreign Office can't do more to secure safe travel through border crossing

The Guardian - AU

Icac says Berejiklian inquiry sent ‘clear message’ – as it happened

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The Independent UK

British Palestinians ‘helpless’ as they lose communication with family in Gaza

Mohammed Awad said in his last call to his family they ‘expressed their hope for an immediate ceasefire’.

The Guardian - UK

Furniture for firewood, radios for news: Israel’s siege throws life in Gaza back decades

Families displaced from north face overcrowding, rationed drinking water, and the ever present threat of death from the air

The Independent UK

UK Border Force in position to help get Britons out of Gaza, PM reveals

It comes after Israeli military conducted a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday.

Foreign Policy

The World Can’t Solve the Israel-Hamas War Without Egypt

Although it will prove a challenging partner, Cairo has critical interests and strong leverage in Gaza.

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