GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A first group of civilian evacuees from Gaza crossed into Egypt under a Qatari-mediated deal on Wednesday while Israeli forces bombed the Palestinian enclave from land, sea and air anew as they pressed their offensive against Hamas militants.
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, with Israel saying it killed a Hamas commander in the attack.
The people being evacuated to Egypt evacuees had been trapped in Gaza since the start of the war more than three weeks ago. They were driven through the Rafah border crossing, and a source at the border said they were undergoing security checks on the Egyptian side.
They included at least 320 foreign passport holders and some severely injured Gazans, three Egyptian sources and a Palestinian official said, the first beneficiaries of a deal brokered between Egypt, Israel and Hamas.
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