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- The Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing is Gaza's main lifeline to the outside world that is not run by Israel.
The first group of injured evacuees left through Rafah on Nov. 1, Egyptian media and a source at the border told Reuters. They were followed by the first foreign passport holders, two sources at the border said. It tightened its existing restrictions into a total blockade after on Oct. 7, leaving Rafah as the only entry point for humanitarian aid.In the first days of the war, Egypt said Rafah was open but inoperable due to Israeli bombardment in Gaza. After wrangling over conditions for delivering aid stranded on the Egyptian side, the first humanitarian convoy crossed into Gaza on Oct. 21.
Desperation for essentials like bread drove Gazans to break into U.N. warehouses on Oct. 29 to seize flour and other items.Aid officials say Rafah's principal role in the past was as a civilian crossing and that it was not equipped for a large-scale aid operation.Aid trucks drive through the Egyptian border gate at Rafah before heading more than 40km to the Egyptian-Israeli crossing of Al-Awja/Nitzana for inspection, as agreed in negotiations with Israel.
The United Nations has pushed for Israel to open its Kerem Shalom crossing, near where Israel, Gaza and Egypt meet.The Qatar-mediated deal allows for limited evacuations of foreign passport holders. A list was agreed between Israel and Egypt, a Western official said. Egypt is also wary of insecurity in northeastern Sinai, where it faced an Islamist insurgency that has now largely been suppressed.
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