Taiwan Passport Holder Among Those Fleeing to Egypt From Gaza
One Taiwan passport holder is among the injured Palestinians and foreign nationals arriving in Egypt after the Rafah border with Gaza was opened under a Qatar-mediated deal.
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00:00 Gaza is facing an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli airstrikes continue to pound
00:06 the enclave.
00:08 Injured Palestinians and foreign nationals have begun entering Egypt through the Rafah
00:12 border crossing under a deal mediated by Qatar.
00:16 A Taiwan passport holder was among them.
00:19 It's the first time people have been allowed out of Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began
00:24 on October 7th, when Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel.
00:29 The only hospital serving cancer patients has been forced to close after running out
00:33 of fuel, while another hospital is running on a backup generator.
00:38 Gaza is short of food, water and other supplies.
00:41 Its health ministry says over 8,800 people have died in Gaza.