The wounded will be allowed to cross the Rafah border crossing and then receive further treatment in Egypt. At the border, it will be determined who is eligible to receive medical care in Egyptian hospitals. This concerns at least 81 people who were seriously injured, the news agency reported Reuters.
Medical teams will be present at the border crossing to examine the injured and determine the hospitals to which they will be sent. A field hospital will also be opened in the city of Sheikh Zuweid, about 15 kilometers from Rafah.
It is now said that several ambulances have arrived on the Egyptian side of the border. Reports say that security measures are also being beefed up on this side The Times of Israel. Pictures show dozens of Egyptian tanks gathered in Rafah.
Meanwhile, trucks carrying emergency aid cross from Egypt into the Gaza Strip. The White House reported that in the past 24 hours, 66 trucks entered the Palestinian territories.
