Brit in Gaza describes 'desperate' scene at Rafah crossing

British citizens in Gaza have described desperate scenes at the Egyptian border that has opened for the first time since the war began, as a communications blackout means trapped foreign nationals do not know if their names are on the list of permitted evacuees.

Under heavy bombardment, families scrambled to the Rafah Crossing - some on donkey carts - after Egypt started to let through a limited number of foreign citizens and critically injured for the first time since Israel launched a ferocious bombing campaign on 7 October.

British Palestinian Mohamed Ghalayni, a Manchester-based scientist who was in Gaza visiting family when the war started, had to use precious fuel supplies to drive to the border to see if he or any family members were among those allowed to leave.

He told The Independent's Bel Trew about the scene there.

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