Otherwise known as Rafah Border Crossing, Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip located on the Gaza–Egypt border and recognized by the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Pangako niya ‘yan na bibigyan tayo ng priority sa border.”(I spoke with the Egyptian ambassador yesterday and their government said that they will give priority to Filipinos who will pass through. Did he mean Filipinos would be “allowed to cross” instead of “given the priority” just in case (because there was no certainty yet as of this writing) the border opens on October 20 as reportedly scheduled? The WHO was reportedly initially being allowed five truckloads of supplies, and they’re ready to go as soon as the border opens. Given the aforementioned situations, why would Egypt “prioritize” the small number of Filipinos when they could even hardly facilitate the crossing of WHO supplies as reported?

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2023 16:07 UTC