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The Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt has opened for the first time since Israel's siege began in the Gaza Strip.
Ambulances bringing injured people from Gaza entered Egypt for treatment - at least seven patients have arrived so far, reports BBC.
It's thought 88 injured Palestinians and around 500 foreign nationals will be allowed out in the first phase.
Meanwhile, the head of the World Health Organization said he "welcomes" the agreement to send some seriously injured people from Gaza into Egypt.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on social media, "We have been working with Egypt's Health Ministry on planning for medical evacuations, and will continue to support."
Israel said its 11 soldiers were killed in ground fighting in Gaza on Tuesday, taking the number of Israeli military killed since 7 October to 326.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We are in a difficult war. It will be a long war. We have important achievements in it, but also painful losses."
"We know - each of our soldiers is a whole world.”
"The entire nation of Israel embraces you, the families, from the bottom of our hearts. We are all with you in your time of great sorrow,” added Netanyahu.
The Jewish state has been bombing Gaza since the October 7 Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people with 239 people kidnapped as hostages.
Meanwhile, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said more than 8,700 people have been killed since Israel's retaliatory bombing began.
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