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Ambulances carrying seriously injured Palestinians have crossed from Gaza into Egypt for the first time since the war between Israel and Hamas began.
A first group of 110 foreign passport holders have also been allowed to leave the territory via the Rafah crossing.
Gaza’s borders have been closed since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7th October.
Western officials say Rafah is expected to continue opening for limited time periods to allow foreign passport holders and injured civilians to leave.
The lists of those allowed to cross will be agreed between Egypt and Israel, with embassies from the relevant countries being informed in advance to ensure they can prepare to receive their citizens, according to the officials.
The BBC understands there are about 7,000 dual nationals in Gaza.
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said British consular officials were ready to assist the estimated 200 Britons as soon as they were able to leave. END.