Crowds at Gaza crossing as some injured and foreign nationals likely to leave

1. The Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt is expected to open for the first time since Israel’s siege began
2. It’s thought 88 injured Palestinians and around 500 foreign nationals will be allowed out
3. Ambulances entered Gaza from Egypt this morning and crowds have gathered at the gates
4. In Gaza, phone and internet services are completely cut, the provider Paltel says
5. Israel says 11 soldiers were killed in ground fighting in Gaza on Tuesday, taking the number of Israeli military killed since 7 October to 326
6. Israel is also hitting Gaza from the air, saying more than 11,000 targets have been hit since the war began
7. Israel has been bombing Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people with 239 people kidnapped as hostages
8. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 8,500 people have been killed since Israel’s retaliatory bombing began

Source: BBC