Around 40 Spanish citizens were evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. They are part of a larger group of Spaniards and their family members, totaling between 140 and 170 people, who requested evacuation. Spain has received authorization from Israel for a second group of around 80 people to leave Gaza. The crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened on November 1st, allowing foreign passport holders and wounded Gazans to leave.