The first ambulances carrying wounded residents of the Gaza Strip have arrived at the Rafah crossing and crossed into Egypt, as reported by the Al-Qahera al-Ihbariya TV channel.
According to the report, several vehicles with seriously injured Palestinians have completed the last formal clearance procedures at the Rafah checkpoint and entered Egyptian territory.
Previously, it was announced that dozens of ambulances had entered the Gaza Strip from Egyptian territory through the Rafah crossing to collect the first group of wounded and critically ill Palestinians from the enclave and transport them to Egyptian territory.
More than 80 wounded individuals are scheduled to be transferred to Egypt from Gaza through Rafah on November 1, according to a spokesperson for the Palestinian side responsible for the administration of the crossing. This group of Gaza residents will be the first to be received in Egyptian territory since the escalation of tensions around the Palestinian enclave began.
At the Rafah crossing, medical teams are currently evaluating the Palestinians arriving from Gaza to determine which hospital to send each patient to, on a case-by-case basis.
The wounded individuals arriving from the Gaza Strip will be transported to a specially prepared hospital in Sheikh Zuweid, located approximately 15 km from Rafah city, and to a hospital in Arish, the administrative center of North Sinai governorate. Depending on the severity of the injuries, residents brought from Gaza may be transferred to hospitals in the city of Ismailia or Cairo.
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