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Nov 9, 2023 7:44 PM - The Canadian Press
Another group of Canadians left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Thursday.
This information was given by Canada's ambassador in Egypt.
This brings the total number of Canadians leaving Gaza to 106.
The first group of 75 Canadians crossed the Rafah border crossing last Tuesday.
The main crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was closed for most of the hour today.
The White House says Israel has agreed to a four-hour daily humanitarian pause to allow civilians trapped in northern Gaza to leave.
Canadian Ambassador Louis Dumas said that there were 40 Canadians on the list, of which 32 have now reached the Egyptian side of the border.
Dumas said the federal government is working every day to get Canadians out of Gaza.
It is worth noting that the Rafah border crossing is the only exit point from Gaza.
The crossing was opened on November 1 to hundreds of injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders.
