| Do they think the Gazans are now sufficiently cowed that it is safe to do so? |
[AlAhram] Egyptian authorities will open the Rafah border crossing with Paleostine’s Gazoo Strip in both directions for four days starting Wednesday for humanitarian purposes and to allow stranded Paleostinians to return to the Strip, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported.
The Rafah border crossing is the main gateway to the outside world for 1.8 million Paleostinians living in Israeli-besieged Gazoo, and is the only crossing point not controlled by Israel.
This will be the second time Egypt has opened the crossing in two weeks. The crossing was opened on 7 February for three days after an almost two-month closure.
Egypt has mostly kept the border closed over the past few years due to security concerns following the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in 2013. The Egyptian government opens the crossing periodically for humanitarian purposes.
Thousands of Gazoo residents are on travel lists ‐ most of them medical patients, students, and holders of residency permits of other countries. Only a few thousand will make it out in the time allotted. |