Canada working to cope with 'profoundly frustrating' situation at Rafah crossing with Gaza
Senior diplomat Julie Sunday says the situation at the Rafah border crossing is complex and "profoundly frustrating."
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![Travellers wait at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn Palestinian territory on November 1 when the Rafah crossing to Egypt was opened up for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, according to AFP correspondents. A crowd of people wearing head scarves wait to enter Egypt at the Rafah border crossing.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7015513.1698867172!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1756860250.jpg)
Senior diplomat Julie Sunday says the situation at the Rafah border crossing is complex and "profoundly frustrating."