The devastating Israel-Hamas war has trapped hundreds of foreign nationals in the Gaza Strip. For more than a week, their governments have advised them to wait at Gaza's Rafah crossing in preparation for evacuation through Egypt. But nothing has happened.
Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct.16, 2023.
Since the war broke out, the United States and other countries have scrambled to arrange charter flights — and even an evacuation ship — to ferry their citizens in Israel to various destinations in Europe. “‘We are studying the case, we are studying the case,’ they tell us over and over,” Shaaban said of U.S. officials. “What are you studying? We are wounded and can’t get painkillers. We are wounded and Shifa Hospital kicked us out because they needed room for more patients.”
Sarhan said he is sleeping on the street in Rafah in case the crossing opens without warning. Others are staying with friends and relatives near the crossing or making the treacherous trip several times a week.
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