Opening of the Egyptian-Palestinian border crossing of Rafah resumed Monday for the third day in a raw in both directions to allow the passage of urgent humanitarian cases, sick people and permit holders, an Egyptian official at the border told Youm7.
The Egyptian authorities decided to open the Rafah border crossing for two days as of Saturday; a total of 1,088 people have crossed the borders in both directions on Saturday.
The opening of the crossing between Egypt’s North Sinai province and Palestine’s Gaza Strip marks the second time this week. It was opened on Tuesday – Thursday and allowed over 1,600 Palestinian pilgrims to travel through the border.
