Palestinians gather at the Rafah boder crossing as they wait to travel into Egypt after the passage was opened for 3 days for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip April 12, 2018. / AFP / SAID KHATIBCAIRO – 22 November 2020: The Egyptian authorities will open Rafah border crossing in both directions on Tuesday, for a period of 3 days, said the Palestinian Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip announced in a statement. The General Authority for Crossings will publish travel details and statements at a later time, Ma’an news agency reported the spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior in the strip. Early November, the Egyptian authorities opened the crossing to passenger traffic for 4 days,. The border has been closed to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic since March 2020.

Source: Egypt Today November 22, 2020 09:32 UTC