871 dual nationals crossed border from Gaza into Egypt this weekend, official says

More than 850 dual nationals crossed the border from Gaza into Egypt on Saturday and Sunday, through the Rafah border crossing, according to an Egyptian official at the border. 

Of the 871 who crossed into Egypt, the Palestinian dual nationals included 17 American citizens and 130 Turkish citizens.

They also included dual nationals of Egypt, South Africa, Germany, Canada, Australia and Denmark, the official told CNN. 

An additional 13 wounded Palestinians were also evacuated through the Rafah border crossing this weekend to receive medical care in Egypt, an official at the border said. 

The official added that an aid convoy also crossed into Gaza.  

The Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza said it received 100 humanitarian aid trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent on Sunday. 

The trucks passed through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt into Gaza, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. The aid convoy contains food, water, relief assistance, medical supplies and medicines.