Egypt to Open Rafah Border Crossing With Gaza on Saturday for Four Days
Ahram Online
Thursday 14 Dec 2017
Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions for four days starting Saturday for humanitarian purposes and to allow the passage of students, state-run news agency MENA reported.
Since March, the crossing has been opened occasionally to allow Palestinians stranded outside Gaza to return home.
The crossing in the Sinai Peninsula is the major gateway to the outside world for 1.8 million Palestinians living in Israeli-besieged Gaza, as it is the only crossing not controlled by Israel, which has blockaded the Strip since 2006.
Egypt has kept the border largely closed over security concerns following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, but occasionally allows traffic for humanitarian purposes.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/285388.aspx
Thursday 14 Dec 2017
Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions for four days starting Saturday for humanitarian purposes and to allow the passage of students, state-run news agency MENA reported.
Since March, the crossing has been opened occasionally to allow Palestinians stranded outside Gaza to return home.
The crossing in the Sinai Peninsula is the major gateway to the outside world for 1.8 million Palestinians living in Israeli-besieged Gaza, as it is the only crossing not controlled by Israel, which has blockaded the Strip since 2006.
Egypt has kept the border largely closed over security concerns following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, but occasionally allows traffic for humanitarian purposes.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/285388.aspx
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