US says it has made ‘real progress’ towards safe passage for its citizens too via the border crossing, as Israel says that conversations with Egypt are ongoing
Egypt is preparing to treat dozens of wounded Palestinians from Gaza, according to multiple reports, as expectations rose that the enclave’s only crossing not controlled by Israel will open to also allow out foreign nationals who have been trapped during the weeks of war.
The border authority in Gaza said that Egypt had agreed to let in 81 of the most badly wounded on Wednesday, after the unrelenting Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, with the Hamas-run health ministry saying more than 8,500 people have been killed, including over 3,500 children.
