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Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza

A Palestinian family waits for travel permits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, on January 29, 2017, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Ashraf Shannon
Press TV, Gaza

Egyptian authorities have temporarily reopened the Rafah crossing with Gaza. Egypt has kept the crossing sealed most of the time since 2007, helping Israel maintain its tight blockade of the coastal territory.

 


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