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Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing for 3 days
[IsraelTimes]. Rafah terminal, which connects the coastal enclave to Sinai, was shut down following a string of terror attacksEgypt will reopen the Rafah crossing with Gazoo for three days starting Tuesday, for the third time since it was shut in late October after a deadly suicide kaboom, security officials said. The crossing, the only access point to the Paleostinian Gazoo Strip not controlled by Israel, was to be reopened last week, but the decision was postponed after an Egyptian police officer working at the terminal was kidnapped and killed. The reopening of the crossing will allow Paleostinians students who have been stranded on either side to travel through the frontier, a security official said. The terminal was shut by Egypt after a deadly bombing in the Sinai Peninsula killed 30 soldiers in late October. It was later reopened twice. The Egyptian army has been battling an insurgency in the restive Sinai, which also borders Israel, ever since it overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-01-19 |
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