At least 663 foreign citizens left the Gaza Strip for Egypt, a guard at the Rafah border crossing reported. More than 2,000 foreigners trapped inside the Palestinian enclave were approved for evacuation last Wednesday. The evacuees included 139 children who were immunized for polio, measles, and mumps upon their arrival, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.

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