First evacuees from Gaza cross into Egypt after another night of Israeli bombardments

Israel sent its forces into Gaza following weeks of air bombardments in retaliation for a major attack by Iran-backed Hamas on October 7

Palestinians with foreign passports at Rafah Border Gate wait to cross into Egypt as the Israeli airstrikes continue on the 26th day in Rafah, Gaza on November 01, 2023. Picture: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images

A first group of injured evacuees from Gaza crossed into Egypt on Wednesday under a Qatari-mediated deal, Egyptian local media and a source at the border said, as Israeli forces pressed their battle against Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave.

Another blast shook Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, on Wednesday, a day after Palestinian health officials said an Israeli air strike killed about 50 people and wounded 150 there.