Trapped Britons race to escape Gaza

<p>There is a growing humanitarian crisis at the crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Egypt as more than a million people, including many Britons, desperately head south to flee air raids and threatened imminent Israeli invasion.</p><p>Rafah border crossing is currently the Palestinians’ only route out of the enclave, with Hamas, Egypt and Israel all having a degree of control over who can pass through it.</p><p>Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, said on Sunday the crossing would open to allow aid in and evacuation of some foreign passport holders - but Cairo says Tel Aviv’s not cooperating.</p><p>Now, thousands of people have gathered at the border in a bid to flee Gaza, which has been cut off since Hamas gunmen launched a wave of deadly, torturous terror attacks and hostage snatches in Israel to spark the crisis.</p><p>Latest with Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>