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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for 3 days
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Egyptian authorities decide to open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days, the Palestinian embassy in Cairo announces.
The terminal will be open in both directions as of today, the embassy says.
This is the first time that the border crossing is opened since the beginning of this year.
Palestinian ambassador to Egypt Diab Al-Louh thanks Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi for the gesture. Al-Louh also thanks the Egyptian security authorities for their assistance.
The last time the crossing was open was 50 days ago. During 2017, the terminal was open for a total of 35 days.
–Khaled Abu Toameh
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