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15-10-2023, 02:33 PM
Graig Graziosi
Sat, 14 October 2023 at 11:41 pm SGT
Americans trying to escape Gaza were left waiting at Egypt's border after an apparent misunderstanding between Washington and Cairo.
Israel was preparing its ground push into Gaza on Saturday and warned anyone in the northern portion of the strip to evacuate. The Biden administration advised Americans that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be open to US citizens.
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US officials said the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be open from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday. However, Americans arriving at the crossing were stopped and turned away.
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It is unclear exactly what happened, but reports from the gate suggest that Cairo had refused to allow US citizens passage.
By 5pm local time, the crossing from Gaza into Egypt had remained closed.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/us-citizens-ga...19758.html
Sat, 14 October 2023 at 11:41 pm SGT
Americans trying to escape Gaza were left waiting at Egypt's border after an apparent misunderstanding between Washington and Cairo.
Israel was preparing its ground push into Gaza on Saturday and warned anyone in the northern portion of the strip to evacuate. The Biden administration advised Americans that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be open to US citizens.
......
US officials said the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be open from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday. However, Americans arriving at the crossing were stopped and turned away.
......
It is unclear exactly what happened, but reports from the gate suggest that Cairo had refused to allow US citizens passage.
By 5pm local time, the crossing from Gaza into Egypt had remained closed.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/us-citizens-ga...19758.html
