Egypt to allow stranded Palestinians in to Gaza

Gazans wait for a bus, which will transport them to Egypt, after Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border gate on 8 February 2018 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

The Rafah border crossing is to be open today for one day and in one direction to allow Palestinians stranded in Egypt to return to their homes, the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in the Gaza Strip announced.

In a brief statement the authority said it had been told by Egyptian officials that the crossing “will open on Monday, for one day only, and one way, exceptionally for the return of stranded citizens on the Egyptian side.”

There was no official statement from the Egyptian authorities on the subject.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been stranded for more than a week in the Egyptian city of Arish, in north Sinai, and Cairo International Airport. They were stuck after a sudden closure of Rafah border crossing, which has been recently opened for a limited time.

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