President Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Hamas was ‘making demands’ before allowing foreign nationals to leave Gaza.
Hamas could be preventing British nationals from leaving Gaza, US President Joe Biden’s security adviser has suggested.
The throughway into north-east Egypt is likely to be the main exit route for those trapped in Gaza but it is currently closed other than for aid deliveries.The Prime Minister last week said UK Border Force teams are in Egypt to ensure British nationals can escape from Gaza when the crossing is opened to foreign nationals.
Mr Sullivan, according to a transcript of his interview with CBS news channel in the US, said: “The challenge right now is that the Egyptians are prepared to let Americans and other foreign nationals out of Gaza. Mr Sunak and Mr Rutte also “shared their serious concern at the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza”, according to a readout of the phone call from No 10.
It said ground forces killed a number of Hamas militants as they exited one of their extensive network of Gaza tunnels near the Erez crossing, which was the sole pedestrian passageway into Israel before it was destroyed in the fighting.
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