White House officials are hoping the Rafah crossing can be opened for a few hours later today to allow some people to leave Gaza before an expected Israeli invasion in the coming days.
A crossing between Gaza and Egypt has remained closed despite diplomatic efforts to open it and let in humanitarian aid. The Rafah border had been expected to open hours ago to allow foreign passport holders to leave and aid to be brought in the besieged Palestinian enclave, where the humanitarian situation is worsening.
In Israel, more than 1,400 people have been killed - the vast majority in the series of attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October. Read eyewitness piecesRecovered bodies show Hamas gunmen 'took time over torture'Inside the military base where Israeli troops trainCouple's desperate last messages to each other before Hamas massacre Israel and Hamas deny reports of truce On Saturday, the deadline passed for up to 1.
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