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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Monday, October 16, 2023
Israel said to agree to temporary halt of fire in south Gaza to allow crossing to open
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A picture taken on October 10, 2023, shows the closed gates of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Israel will temporarily halt fire in southern Gaza from 9 a.m. to allow for the Rafah border crossing into Egypt to open, Reuters news agency reports.
The move is agreed on by the US, Egypt and Israel, the report says, citing two Egyptian security sources.
The crossing will likely be open briefly to allow aid to enter the Strip and to let foreign passport holders leave.
Egypt fears a mass exodus of Palestinian refugees into its territory.
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