hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and as we continue our coverage of israel at war. i am paula newton. it is 28 here in atlanta, atm and gaza, while we are waiting to see if more foreign nationals are waiting to cross the border into egypt. for the first time since rafah border crossing opened wednesday to several hundred for nationals, including aid workers, who have been stuck at the border. the u.s. state department believes about 1000 americans and their families are still in gaza and trying to leave. here is u.s. president joe biden. we are in a situation we are safe passage for wounded palestinians and foreign nationals to exit gaza has started. american citizens are able to exit today as part of the first group of a little over 1000 who will see more of this process going on in the coming days. working nonstop to get americans out of gaza as soon as safely as possible. the agreement, brokered by qatar, also cal