A Palestinian-American man stuck inside Gaza has urged the United States to intervene in the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a social media post by a US congresswoman. “The voices of those who on the ground in Gaza need to be heard now more than ever,” congresswoman Tlaib’s Instagram post said. Paul Sancya/APFirst evacuees: On Wednesday, injured Palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals started crossing from Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing. They included more than 360 foreign passport holders, many of them Palestinian dual nationals, an Egyptian government official told CNN. US citizens are were among the initial group of foreign nationals to leave, the US State Department said, without giving details on the numbers.

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Persons: Zakaria Alarayshi, Rashida, “, Joe, Biden, ” Alarayshi, That's, Laila Alarayshi, ”, Tlaib’s Instagram, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Sancya Organizations: CNN, US Department of State, US Department of Defense, AP, US State Department Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, Michigan, Dearborn , Michigan, Rafah, Detroit , Michigan, Egypt