Hamas is blocking US citizens from leaving Gaza

[Arazi]

Israel has also turned the water back on…

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[Lovie777]

1. Just USA citizens?...........................

Also, when did Egypt open up it's border for this.

[Arazi]

2. Yesterday morning

https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2023/10/14/Israel-Egypt-agree-to-let-US-citizens-leave-Gaza-through-Rafah-on-Saturday-US-

[Lonestarblue]

3. The NYT reported yesterday that Egypt refused to open its border to US citizens.

The article had no mention of anyone from HAMAS blocking the border crossing, and the writer had interviewed US citizens at the crossing.

[Arazi]

4. That might have changed since

I’m only reporting what Jake Sullivan said this morning. His staff is dealing with US citizens, American embassy staff, Egyptian and Israeli officials, and Hamas.

[FBaggins]

5. That's a very dangerous game they're playing

They’ve already killed 30-45 Americans. There’s little difference between “blocking from leaving “ and “holding hostages”. Our desire to avoid engaging directly has limits

[Donkees]

6. Repost: "The Rafah crossing officially is open on Egyptian side, Gaza side "inoperable''

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is open, but aerial bombardment has rendered the roads on the Gaza side "inoperable," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told CNN's Wolf Blitzer Saturday.

"The Rafah crossing officially is open on the Egyptian side, it has been open all along," Shoukry said.
The Egyptian official said that if foreign nationals in Gaza are able to get through the Rafah crossing, the Egyptian government will help facilitate flights to return them to their home countries.

"If all of the procedures have been duly taken and they have verified their documents on the Gaza side to cross, we will provide them all of the facilities in cooperation with their embassies to get them to a departure point," Shoukry said.

Shoukry said Egypt has tried to work with the United Nations to ship humanitarian aid to Gaza, but has not received the proper authorization to do so.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-news-hamas-war-10-14-23/index.html

The Egyptian side of the crossing is open, but the Palestinian side is “non-functional” following multiple Israeli airstrikes earlier this week, a senior Jordanian official told CNN Thursday, adding that “the Jordanians and Egyptians are waiting for security clearance from the Israelis to allow (aid) trucks to cross without threat of another airstrike.”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/middleeast/egypt-rafah-crossing-gaza-palestinians-mime-intl/index.html