The border has been closed since the Hamas attack on Israel last weekend. But crowds of dual nationals are anxiously waiting to be evacuated as news spread an agreement had been reached.
Dozens of US citizens and other foreign nationals have gathered at Gaza's border with Egypt as news spread an agreement had been reached that would allow it to reopen temporarily. The group amassed at the Rafah Crossing, which has been closed since the Hamas attack on Israel last weekend. It still has not reopened, even as crowds of Palestinians with American citizenship waited anxiously to be evacuated as intense Israeli bombardment thundered just east of the crossing.
'We have informed US citizens in Gaza with whom we are in contact that if they assess it to be safe, they may wish to move closer to the Rafah border crossing,' a State Department spokesperson said. 'There may be very little notice if the crossing opens and it may only open for a limited time.
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