2023-11-04 05:08:54
US circles
Hamas is said to have put wounded fighters on an exit list
The evacuation of seriously injured Palestinians is said to have been delayed because of an attempt to put some of its wounded fighters on a list of people with permission to leave the Gaza Strip.
Published4. November 2023, 06:08
Hamas is said to have attempted to smuggle some of its fighters out of the Gaza Strip as people with exit permits.
However, the Egyptian officials noticed these.
An anonymous source in the Biden administration is said to have reported this.
According to an anonymous source, the US government said Hamas fighters mingled with the injured Palestinians.
So they wanted to leave the country for Egypt.
Ultimately, Hamas removed the people from the list.
According to US information, Hamas is said to have tried some of their wounded fighters to be placed on a list of people with permission to leave the Gaza Strip. The extremist group’s maneuvers led to a delay in the evacuation of hundreds of foreign citizens and seriously injured Palestinians from the sealed-off coastal area this week, a senior member of US President Joe Biden’s administration told reporters on Friday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity.
Hamas had agreed to let foreigners stuck in the Gaza Strip leave if some injured Palestinians were also allowed to leave the area via the Rafah border crossing towards Egypt to receive medical treatment.
Suspected Hamas fighters
But when Egyptian officials checked the exit list, they noticed several injured Palestinians who were suspected fighters of the militant Islamist group, the US source said. The USA, Israel and Egypt have made it clear that it is “unacceptable” to put Hamas fighters on the list.
Ultimately, Hamas removed the people from the list. Dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were then allowed to leave the Gaza Strip together with foreign citizens.
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