768 Palestinian pilgrims cross Rafah border crossing en route to Saudi Arabia

A total of 768 Palestinian pilgrims have crossed the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt en route to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, official source told Youm7. The Egyptian authorities provided bus to escort the Palestinian pilgrims into the Egyptian territories, said the source, adding that the pilgrims travelled to Cairo International Airport to fly to Saudi Arabia. A total of 2,640 construction materials entered the Gaza Strip through the crossing on Thursday, he added. Egypt will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Saturday for two days to accommodate Palestinian pilgrims and facilitate humanitarian aid, Youm7 reported. The opening of the crossing between Egypt’s North Sinai province and Palestine’s Gaza Strip marks the second in past few days. It was opened on Tuesday – Thursday and allowed over 1,600 pilgrims to travel through the border.