There are more than 500 Americans in Gaza, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
Share on linkedin Smoke billows from the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt during an Israeli airstrike on Oct. 10, 2023. Photo: Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Imagesand Egypt in an effort to create a safe passage that will enable the evacuation of Americans and other foreign nationals from Gaza, according toof other foreign nationals in Gaza, among them UN workers, members of non-governmental organizations and journalists, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
The closing of the border crossings with Israel and Egypt, and ongoing Israeli airstrikes, have made it effectively impossible to leave Gaza. An expected IsraeliMore than 1,200 Israelis and 1,100 Palestinians have been killed and thousands have been injured since the fighting began.for Americans and other foreign nationals, the U.S. and Israeli officials said.
But they stressed the operational implementation might be very difficult mainly because it will require some kind of ceasefire.Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Wednesday that the U.S. is talking to Israel and Egypt about a safe passage.It's an ongoing conversation. I can't get into the details. Some of this is, needless to say, understandably complicated," BlinkenBlinken will meet on Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
Biden said he told Netanyahu about this on Wednesday: "I told him that with all the anger and frustration it is important that Israel operates in Gaza according to the rules of war."The UN and other groups are warning Gaza is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, particularly after the sole operating power plant shut down Wednesday after running out of fuel, leaving much of the Strip in the dark.
Israel cut electricity and blocked food, fuel and other supplies from getting into Gaza after declaring a "complete siege" of the enclave, which had already been under a strict Israeli blockade, supported by Egypt, for 16 years.late Tuesday. Many are sheltering in UN-run schools. Several schools have sustained damage from air strikes.Share on linkedin
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