Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and for Palestinians needing urgent medical treatment were suspended on Friday, according to three Egyptian security sources and a Palestinian official.
The Palestinian official and an Egyptian medical source cited problems bringing medical evacuees to the Rafah border crossing from inside Gaza as the reason for the suspension.
Limited evacuations from Gaza to Egypt began on Nov. 1 and were paused twice in the past week due to bombardments that aid staff said hit or targeted medical convoys.
Several dozen foreign passport holders and their dependents, as well as a small number of medical evacuees, had entered Egypt on Friday before crossings were suspended, according to the Egyptian sources.
On other days, several hundred foreign passport holders, dual nationals, and dependents had been crossing.
Earlier on Friday, Gaza border authorities published a list of those newly authorized to cross, including groups from Canada, Romania, Russia, Brazil, and Poland.