[1/3] Palestinian doctor Mohammad Abu Namoos, who chose to stay in Gaza to treat patients, says goodbye to his family before they leave the strip, amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, at Rafah border crossing, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 7, 2023.
Namous' family, who hold Moldovan citizenship, are among hundreds of Gazans with foreign passports being permitted to leave to Egypt through the crossing, the only way out of the besieged Palestinian enclave that does not border Israel.
The entire Gaza Strip is unsafe.
"Of course, I am getting them out, but I myself will be staying in the Gaza Strip.
Abu Namous' daughter, Dina, said she felt both excited and sad at the prospect of leaving.
Persons:
Mohammad Abu Namoos, Abu Mustafa, Mohammad Abu Namous, Namous, Abu Namous, Zahra, U.N, General Antonio Guterres, Dina, Arafat Barbakh, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Imad Creidi, Deepa Babington, Rosalba O'Brien
Organizations:
REUTERS, Moldovan, Reuters, Palestinian, Hamas, Health, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Egypt, al