The first ambulances carrying wounded Palestinians from war-torn Gaza have entered Egypt via the Rafah crossing, an Egyptian official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, AFP reports.

Live footage shown on television stations had shown the ambulances entering the Egyptian side of the Rafah terminal to bring back what officials said would be around 90 of the most seriously sick and wounded Palestinians for treatment in Egyptian hospitals.

A journalist stands by as Palestinian health ministry ambulances cross the gate to enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on November 1, 2023.—AFP
A journalist stands by as Palestinian health ministry ambulances cross the gate to enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on November 1, 2023.—AFP

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