More than 800 foreign nationals passed through the Rafah crossing into Egypt on Sunday, an Egyptian border official told a journalist working for CNN, marking the largest number that has passed through the crossing in a single day since evacuations from the enclave began. It is the first evacuation of foreign nationals since Thursday, when more than 300 left Gaza through the crossing, according to a border official. More background: Located in Egypt’s north Sinai, the Rafah crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. It falls along an 8-mile (12.8-kilometer) fence that separates Gaza from the Sinai desert. As the only route in and out of Gaza that is not closed due to Israel's siege, Rafah has played a key role in efforts to get aid in and people out of the enclave. |
CNN's Abbas Al Lawati, Mohammed Abdelbary and Rob Picheta contributed to this report. Read more on CNN Read more articles What is the Rafah crossing into Egypt? |