Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.

Hundreds of Palestinians and dual nationals leave Gaza as the Raffer crossing opens slightly and

more dead and wounded after the Jabalia refugee camp is robbed by a second blast. I speak to former State Department official Tom Warwick

about the lessons of post-war Iraq. Plus Azerbaijan took over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last month, why the chairman of the

Drug Company Moderna is sounding the alarm.

Also ahead, Democracy will be on the ballot in 2024, says former congressman Adam Kinzinger, who tells

Michel Martin about being one of only two Republicans on the January 6th committee. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Montpur in London and we begin in

Rafa Egypt where a trickle of civilians is being allowed to leave Gaza for the first

time since the war began. At least 110 foreign passport holders have left so far,

according to Palestinian officials.

81 seriously injured Palestinians

are also being ferried across by ambulance for treatment in Egypt.

This crucial step comes as the result of a deal mediated by Qatar involving Israel, Hamas,

the US and Egypt.

But inside Gaza for the second day in a row,

a massive blast has hit the Jabalia refugee camp

causing catastrophic damage, which raises the question of just how much care

is being taken to avoid civilian deaths. The IDF has not yet commented on today's

blast, but after yesterday's mass casualty airstrikes cause global outrage

Israel is defending the attack saying that it killed a Major Hamas

commander who was responsible for the October 7th attack on Israel, which left 1,400 people

dead and hundreds who were taken hostage.

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