Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened for limited traffic as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Only a small number of people will be allowed to cross, with no goods entering the war-hit territory.
Ambulances wait at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. PIC/AFP
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic development on the ground as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will be going into the war-torn territory.
Within the first hour of the opening, no one was actually seen crossing in or out of Gaza. An Egyptian official said 50 Palestinians would cross in each direction on the first day of the crossing’s operation.
About 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care hope to leave devastated Gaza via the crossing, according to Gaza health officials. Thousands of other Palestinians outside the territory hope to enter and return home. Before the war, Rafah was the main crossing for people moving in and out of Gaza.
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