Australia’s ABC news reports that Australian consular officials have sent emails to citizens in Gaza advising them to travel to Rafah amid reports that the crossing may soon open to allow foreign nationals to enter Egypt.
The email, seen by the ABC, tells recipients to “seize this opportunity to depart Gaza” provided that they “deem it safe to do so”.
The Rafah border crossing will be opened Wednesday for a number of Palestinians who were injured in Gaza to complete their treatment in Egyptian hospitals,Reuters reports, citing Egyptian medical and security sources as well as a Palestinian border official.
Meanwhile the US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday that it is “intensely focused” on getting the Rafah crossing opened for Americans and foreigners to leave Gaza, adding Washington had made good progress even in the past few hours.
“We are intensely focused on getting the gate open … We have made good progress on this even in the past few hours and hope to keep making progress to get those American citizens out,” Miller told reporters.
