Rafah crossing to open for Gazans to enter Egypt

21/02/2011

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Rafah crossing will be open for Gaza residents to enter Egypt starting on Tuesday, Palestinian crossings officials said.

Around 300 Palestinians will be allowed to cross to Egypt every day, officials in Gaza said Sunday.

Egypt reopened the Rafah crossing Friday evening for Palestinians stranded in Egypt to return to Gaza. The terminal had been closed for over three weeks during the uprising in Egypt which led to the toppling of former leader Hosni Mubarak.

Since Friday, around 850 Gaza residents have returned home, crossings staff said.

The Palestinian ambassador in Cairo Barakat Al-Farra said Egyptian officials had been very cooperative and made serious efforts to facilitate the smooth passage of travelers.

Source: Ma'an News Agency.
Link: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=361528.