Dozens of Egyptian passport and ID holders have been stuck in the Gaza Strip for weeks, increasingly desperate for the opportunity to leave the besieged territory and escape the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Since the war broke out, many Egyptians desperate to escape Israel’s incessant bombing have left their homes in Gaza and camped around the black metal gate on its southern frontier.
Some have been sleeping on chairs outside the crossing terminal, hoping for the chance to be able to return to their homeland.
Israel has continued to pound Gaza from the air as part of one of the most catastrophic military campaigns in modern history.
The war started after Hamas killed over 1,200 individuals and captured approximately 240 hostages in a surprise raid on October 7th.
Over 20,900 Palestinians have been murdered since then, with two-thirds of them being women and children, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants among the dead.
