Dowden: UK ‘Hopeful’ Rafah Crossing Will Reopen Following Temporary Closure on Saturday

‘This continues to be a complex and challenging situation and we are using all diplomatic channels to press for its reopening’: FCDO spokesman.

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden speaking to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Nov. 5, 2023. Victoria Jones/PA

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said the UK is “hopeful” that more British nationals can leave Gaza on Sunday.

It comes after the only exit at Rafah, which borders Egypt, was temporarily closed on Saturday.