Foreigners leave the Gaza Strip for the first time and begin to arrive in Egypt

For the first time since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, foreign civilians have left the Gaza Strip, a haven for the terrorist group. According to Egyptian officials, the departure took place through the Rafah terminal, the border point between southern Gaza and Egypt.

Indeed, Rafah has become the only possible exit after Israel closed its crossings due to the terrorist incursions that Hamas began on Israeli soil. The authorities did not specify the nationalities of those who crossed the border.

The “escape” took place when the Gaza Strip experienced a lack of connectivity, making communication from the inside out impossible. The forces of the Jewish state took advantage of the latest blackout on Friday to enter hostile territory.

Regarding this blackout, the International Committee of the Red Cross requested the immediate restoration of connectivity since it is considered vital to facilitate the work of ambulances and first responders.

“With telecommunications systems down, this is another unnecessary challenge and a huge burden on the people of Gaza, the majority of whom are displaced and reeling after more than three weeks of brutal fighting,” said Jessica Moussan, spokeswoman for the Red Cross.

“The lack of connectivity also means that humanitarian organizations cannot operate efficiently,” she added.

The debate over humanitarian aid divided some foreign spokesmen. For example, Britain’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said it is “vital that life-saving humanitarian aid can enter Gaza as quickly as possible.”

On the other side of the aisle was Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of one of the co-founders of the jihadist group. As he recently expressed in an interview with CNN, aid does not usually end up in the right hands.

“They steal aid. A lot of aid arrived in Gaza. Hamas used all that help to build tunnels underground. And now look at the chaos they are creating. Help is great, but not now. I suggest that we open the border so that innocent Palestinians, including women, children and the elderly, can leave the Gaza Strip or go to a safe area,” he explained.

“In the meantime, we have to impose an insurmountable siege on Hamas. Otherwise, we won’t be able to finish them off. They are underground. They have hostages. We have to turn off the electricity. We can’t give them food. We cannot give them water and we have to exhaust them for long weeks before we can enter. Otherwise, we will not be able to win this war against this brutal enemy, enemy of humanity,” Yousef said.