Dozens of foreign passport holders and wounded civilians in the Gaza Strip have been allowed to cross the Rafah border on Wednesday.
It comes after the Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing to evacuate the wounded.
According to media reports, they were allowed to enter the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip at approximately 7:45 GMT.
The limited evacuations will allow around 90 wounded Palestinians and 450 foreigners and dual nationals to exit.
North China building fire kills 14
A fire on Sunday at a high-rise building in Taiyuan, in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, killed 14 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles
President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic efforts to end it face significant obstacles.
Trump says he is unlikely to order Iran attack if talks progress
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, CNN reported.
Train collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 7, injures dozens
Two passenger trains collided some 76 km south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 112, Egypt’s health ministry said.
Saudi coalition says two Houthi missile launchers destroyed in Saada
The Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in Yemen’s Saada province that were allegedly used in an attempted attack on Riyadh.
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