Good evening, I'm Jeff Bennett.

And I'm Amna Navas on the news hour tonight.

For the first time in the war, civilians trapped in Gaza, including some Americans, are

allowed to cross into Egypt.

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the country or face forced deportation.

The former Republican congressman, Adam Kinzinger, reflects on the current state of his party

and the future of American democracy.

I consider there to be one issue on the ballot in 2024.

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Welcome to the news hour.

The first group of around 1,000 civilians, including Americans, are leaving Gaza today

after more than three weeks under Israeli bombardment following the Hamas terror attacks.

President Biden said there would be more Americans leaving in the coming days.

The deal struck among several nations also allows people badly wounded in Gaza to be taken

for treatment in Egypt.

But that brief respite was only that, as the war continues between Israel and Hamas.

Alayla Molana Allen again starts our coverage.

After nearly a month of brutal war, the first Palestinians allowed to leave Gaza crossed

into Egypt.

Egyptian television showed the moment some of the evacuees stepped off a bus to safety.

Among those allowed out hundreds of foreign passport holders and some of the severely injured,

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