Foreign Nationals, Injured Palestinians Continue to Leave Gaza

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The Facts

  • On Thursday, foreign nationals and injured Palestinians in Gaza crossed into Egypt for a second day after the Rafah border crossing was opened the day before in a Qatar-brokered deal — in coordination with the US — between Egypt, Israel, and Hamas.

  • A list published by the Palestinian border authority that appears to be an Israel-approved register of people allowed to cross on Thursday included 596 names from 15 countries, including the US, Belgium, Greece, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Sri Lanka. According to the US, 79 Americans have left Gaza since Wednesday.

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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Evacuation of wounded Palestinians and foreign nationals from the war-torn territory is an important breakthrough following weeks of Israeli airstrikes across the Strip that it was forced to carry out in defense against Hamas' brutality. Though the situation in Gaza remains extremely fluid, as hospitals in Gaza struggle to treat more than 21K injured, the Rafah border opening is a ray of hope for the sick and injured.

Guardian

Establishment-critical narrative

Instead of pushing Israel for a ceasefire and urging it to abide by international humanitarian law, which could have saved millions of lives, the US has secured safe passage for foreign nationals, primarily Americans. In his pursuit of Hamas, Netanyahu is punishing Palestinian as a whole, and the US' celebration of this evacuation is a slap in the face to thousands of Palestinians who have lost everything in the crossfire.

Al Jazeera

Metaculus Prediction

Establishment split

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