Abeer Salman • 6:27 a.m. ET, November 2, 2023
Civilians display their documents as they prepare to cross the Rafah border point between Gaza and Egypt on November 2. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images
At least 400 foreign nationals are expected to leave Gaza and enter Egypt through the Rafah crossing on Thursday, a Palestinian official at the crossing, Wael Abu Umar, told CNN. He did not specify nationalities.
The official said 60 other injured people are also set to leave Gaza.
The on-the-ground assessment follows the overnight publication of a list comprising some 595 names of people apparently cleared for passage out of Gaza.
Those on the list were asked to arrive at the Rafah crossing at 7 a.m. local time on Thursday. No timeframe was given for any eventual transfer to Egypt.
The list of names includes some 400 Americans; the remaining names are citizens from 14 other countries.
The Rafah crossing partially opened Wednesday to allow the evacuation of a limited number of foreign nationals and injured Palestinians – the first such opening since hostilities began on October 7.
An Egyptian government official confirmed Wednesday that 45 people had made it into the country and were currently undergoing treatment.
These developments are separate from any negotiations aimed at freeing Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
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