Gaza’s borders with Egypt were opened

Queues are increasing at the Rafah border crossing after it was announced that foreigners and a number of seriously injured people will be allowed to leave Gaza.

About 545 foreigners and dual nationals are expected to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing, in addition to 90 seriously injured people, according to Agence France-Presse.

According to media on the scene, people carrying foreign passports were seen crossing the border and then leaving the scene in taxis – while the wounded and sick were being transported by ambulances waiting on the Egyptian side.

The agreement was mediated by Qatar

It is unclear how long the border crossing is supposed to remain open.

The agreement is said to have been brokered by Qatar, with support from the United States, and is the first time since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 that people have been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip.

The Australian Foreign Affairs Department sent an email urging citizens in Gaza to go to Rafah, According to ABC Media Company.

The email urges individuals to “use this opportunity to leave Gaza” provided they “decide that it is safe to do so.”

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Wait

Instead, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges its citizens to await information regarding the freedom to leave Gaza for selected groups.

“We have not received information that there are Norwegian citizens on the lists of people who can cross the border in Rafah today,” the letter addressed to the NTB news agency said.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it has been in continuous contact for several weeks with all actors to obtain permission for Norwegian citizens to leave Gaza.

TT has applied to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has not yet received a response.