Under strict measures, the first group of patients to leave was transferred via the Rafah land crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Monday evening, after it was reopened for the first time in over a year. He added: 'Three ambulances carrying a number of patients and injured individuals arrived and were immediately examined upon their arrival... to determine the hospital they will be transferred to.' An Egyptian medical official stated that the first batch of Palestinian injured and patients began arriving at the crossing in Egyptian ambulances, accompanied by a number of escorts. Israel confirmed it is not allowing foreign journalists to enter, while the National Committee for Gaza Management described this step as 'a real window of hope' for the people of the Strip, confirming the existence of registration mechanisms and priorities for Palestinians to cross.
