Hamas-run government has accused Israel of killing at least 195 Palestinians and injuring 120 while 700 more are still missing during its bombardment of the Jabalia refugee camp.
According to U.N. human rights authorities, the attack on the camp may have constituted war crimes.
Under an arrangement struck by Israel, Egypt, and Hamas, at least 320 foreign citizens on a preliminary list of 500, as well as dozens of badly injured Gazans, entered Egypt on Wednesday.
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The evacuation included passport holders from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Border officials in Gaza said the crossing would reopen on Thursday, allowing more foreigners to leave. According to a diplomatic source, around 7,500 foreign passport holders will leave Gaza during the next two weeks.
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After the Islamist group's cross-border assault into southern Israel on Oct. 7, Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants by bombing Gaza by land, sea, and air. According to Israel, Hamas killed 1,400 individuals, the majority of whom were civilians, and captured over 200 hostages.
According to the Gaza health ministry, Israeli strikes have killed at least 8,796 Palestinians in the tiny coastal territory, including 3,648 children, since Oct. 7.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported hearing explosions in the early hours of Thursday near the al-Quds hospital in heavily populated Gaza City. The hospital had previously been advised by Israeli authorities to evacuate promptly, which U.N. officials claimed was impossible without harming patients.
Israel said it killed two Hamas military leaders in Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, in attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday. Israel claimed the group maintained command centers and other "terror infrastructure" under, around, and within civilian buildings, putting Gazan residents in peril.
