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The Lead with Jake Tapper

First injured Palestinians arrive in Egypt from Gaza

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

As Israel ramps up its bombardment, innocent civilians are finally being allowed to leave war-ravaged Gaza. An Egyptian official tells CNN that 361 foreign nationals left Gaza and entered Egypt through the Rafah crossing today. CNN speaks with the family of an American who got out of Gaza about what it was like visibly seeing her family member leaving Gaza.  For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the lead. I'm Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper in Washington, D.C. Tonight,

0:10.8

as Israel ramps up its bombardment of the terror group Amos, innocent civilians are

0:15.8

finally being allowed to leave war ravaged Gaza. An Egyptian official tells CNN that 361

0:22.4

foreign nationals left Gaza and entered Egypt through the Rafa crossing today. The

0:27.4

U.S. State Department confirms some of those were Americans. And sources say the group

0:32.2

includes two American aid workers, Dr. Barbara Zinn, a pediatrician, and Ramona Akumura,

0:37.6

a prosthetics expert, were volunteering in Gaza. One of Ramona's family members will

0:42.6

join us live in just moments for now so stick around for that in the White House. Says

0:47.2

in expects to get all Americans out of Gaza, a number believed to be around 400 within

0:52.7

a few days. Dozens of severely injured Palestinians also were allowed across in the Egypt today,

0:59.1

and were rushed to Egyptian hospitals for medical care that they haven't been able

1:03.0

to get inside Gaza. Despite this small glimmer of hope in southern Gaza today, the situation

1:09.2

of the north is getting even more grim. Israel confirms it is behind an airstrike at the

1:14.8

largest refugee camp in Gaza for the second day in a row. The IDF says it was targeting

1:20.8

the Hamas Command Center at the Jabalaya camp. Videos from the scene show a crater

1:26.1

and the ground, and people digging through the rubble for bodies. I also want to make

1:30.7

sure you're aware that later this hour we will air Jake Tapper's exclusive reporting

1:35.2

on just how difficult it is to identify the bodies of those killed on October 7th. And

1:40.7

we should warn you, this reporting includes very disturbing images. Let's start. The CNNs

1:46.8

with CNNs and Melissa Bell and Eja Melissa, what are you hearing from those finally able

1:51.8

to leave Gaza?

1:53.8

Well, tremendous relief, of course, for the families of those that we're talking about.

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