Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday claimed Hamas has disrupted the departure of foreign nationals from the Gaza Strip, adding that Egypt is prepared to help with getting people out and aid into the area.
Blinken was interviewed by Randa Abul Azm of Al-Arabiya on Sunday, who asked the secretary about efforts to get civilians out of harm’s way in Gaza, as Israel stages a ground offensive.
Azm prefaced a question to Blinken about getting humanitarian aid into Gaza and evacuating foreign nationals by saying, “The efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Gaza Strip has been blocked by Israelis.”
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