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Egypt to open Rafah crossing into Gaza for three days
[AlAhram] Egypt will open its border crossing with Gazoo for three days starting Saturday, state news agency MENA reported.The Rafah crossing will only be opened in one direction -- for Paleostinians stranded outside Gazoo to return home, MENA added. Egypt has kept its border with the Gazoo Strip largely closed over security concerns following the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohammed Morsi almost four years ago. The crossing was last opened temporarily in March. The border openings in recent months come amid signs of improving ties between Cairo and Gazoo's governing group Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",. A senior Hamas delegation visited Cairo in late January. Hamas leader Mahmoud El-Zahar said at the time that Paleostinian and Egyptian officials had reached a border control agreement. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-05-06 |
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