Hamas: Egypt Temporarily Reopens Gaza Border Crossing
The Hamas terror group says Egypt has temporarily reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip.
Wednesday’s opening of the Rafiach crossing, Gaza’s main gateway to the outside world, is seen as a goodwill gesture ahead of the Muslim month of Ramadan, which starts next week.
Hamas, which rules the coastal strip, says more than 15,000 Gazans have applied to leave the coastal enclave, but only a few hundred can cross per day. Hamas says the crossing will remain open for four days.
Last month, Egypt reopened Rafiach for two days.
Egypt has kept Rafiach largely sealed since 2013, when ties with Hamas worsened after the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Cairo accuses Hamas of supporting Islamic State terrorists in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza.
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