About 400 Americans, along with hundreds of other foreign nationals, are scheduled to leave the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military has largely isolated Gaza City from the rest of the Strip, trapping hundreds of thousands of people in what is turning into a complete siege.
Israeli air strikes: Israel continued its heavy bombardment and air strikes on Gaza. The Israeli army said it bombed a Hamas command compound in the Jabalia area of Gaza, a day after an air strike on a refugee camp there that killed dozens.
Hostages: According to Israeli officials, about 240 people were taken hostage.
Rafah border crossing: Hundreds of foreigners are scheduled to leave the Strip a day after Gaza’s borders with Egypt were opened for the first time in the war. Egyptian officials said that more than 400 people crossed the border into Egypt on Wednesday, including 45 wounded.
American reaction: During his re-election fundraiser in Minnesota, President Biden repeated administration officials’ calls for a humanitarian truce in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Injuries: Israel said 15 soldiers were killed in northern Gaza. Health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said more than 9,000 people were killed, most of them women and children. They do not differentiate between militants and civilians. Israeli officials said more than 1,400 people in Israel were killed in the attacks that sparked the war, including more than 300 Israel Defense Forces soldiers. The United Nations said that 70 colleagues were killed in Gaza.
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