Egypt opens Gaza border following three-day closure
It is unclear, however, how long Rafah crossing will remain open to traffic
By Rabie Abu Zamil
CAIRO
Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Monday following a three-day closure, according to Egyptian state media.
Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported that President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi had ordered the crossing reopened -- in both directions -- to allow medical patients from Gaza to receive treatment abroad.
MENA did not, however, say how long the crossing -- the blockaded strip’s only means of accessing the outside world -- would remain open.
In mid-May, the Egyptian authorities opened the crossing for the entire Ramadan fasting month.
Israel’s 11-year blockade of the Gaza Strip has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.
Reporting by Rabie Abu Zamil:Writing by Adam Moro
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