First group of Britons cross Gaza border into Egypt
Parents-in-law of Scotland's first minister among 92 British citizens allowed to pass through Rafah crossing
The first group out of an estimated 100 Britons have crossed from Gaza into Egypt on the third day since the border opened , amid concerns about whether individuals in the north of the Palestinian territory will be able to make it to the southern Rafah crossing.
By Friday, 127 British nationals had been listed to evacuate into Egypt since the crossing opened on Wednesday, more than three weeks after the conflict began in which thousands of Palestinians and Israelis have been killed. Among those able to leave Gaza were the parents-in-law of Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, who described the last four weeks as a living nightmare" for the family of his wife, Nadia El-Nakla.
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