According to an attorney representing a U.S. family stuck in Gaza, U.S. Citizens were specifically excluded from lists of approved persons to use the Rafah border crossing. It is not currently clear if these restrictions were placed by Hamas or Egypt.
The nearly 300 foreigners that departed Gaza today were from Japan, Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Australia, and Finland.
US citizens were excluded from a list of approved foreign nationals allowed to cross at Rafah today, atty for Massachusetts family trapped in Gaza tells me
Nationals permitted to cross were from Japan, Austria, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Australia, Czech Republic, and Finland.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) November 1, 2023
