10 Japanese, 8 Palestinians Evacuate from Gaza to Egypt
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People enter the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
13:36 JST, November 2, 2023
Ten Japanese nationals and eight Palestinian family members who had expressed a desire to leave Gaza evacuated to Egypt by land Wednesday, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said at a House of Representatives Security Committee meeting Thursday morning.
The Foreign Ministry said one Japanese national it is in close contact with has not requested evacuation and still remains in Gaza.
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