ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA, 05 Feb. - (ANA) - Israel allowed only a dozen Palestinians to leave Gaza on Rafah’s first day reopening, amid mounting deaths and severe restrictions.

 

According to AFP news agency, citing a source on the Egyptian side of the border, a handful of injured Palestinians and their companions entered Egypt from Gaza on Monday.

 

"Five injured people and seven companions" crossed the border, the source said on Tuesday.

 

The reopening, demanded by the United Nations and aid groups, is a key part of the second phase of US President Donald Trump's truce plan for Gaza, where humanitarian conditions remain dire after two years of war.

 

The number of patients allowed to enter Egypt through the crossing was limited to 50 on Monday, each accompanied by two companions, according to three officials at the Egyptian border.

 

An Egyptian health official told AFP on Monday that three ambulances had arrived with Palestinian patients who were screened upon arrival to determine which hospital to be taken to.

 

Al-Qahera News, citing Egypt's health ministry, reported that 150 hospitals and 300 ambulances had been prepared to receive Palestinian patients.

 

It said 12,000 doctors and 30 rapid deployment teams had been allocated to work with those transferred.   - (ANA) - 

 

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