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Over 8,000 People Evacuated From Gaza Via Rafah Crossing - Egypt's Information Service

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 8,000 evacuees from the Gaza Strip have arrived in Egypt via the Rafah border crossing, including 6,713 foreign nationals and dual citizens, Egypt's State Information Service reported on Monday.
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The information service said that 929 Egyptian nationals had crossed the country's border from the Gaza Strip.
At the same time, Egyptian hospitals have admitted 236 patients and 197 accompanying persons from the conflict-torn enclave, according to the information service.
The Rafah crossing is the only route in and out of Gaza for the civilian population there, as well as the main artery for humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave.
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