Rafah crossing reopened after Eidul Adha holidays

BY

Egypt Today staff

-

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 - 11:39 GMT

BY

Egypt Today staff

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 - 11:39 GMT

Palestinians gather at Rafah boder crossing as they wait to travel into Egypt after the passage was opened for three days for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip April 12, 2018. / AFP / SAID KHATIB

Palestinians gather at Rafah boder crossing as they wait to travel into Egypt after the passage was opened for three days for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip April 12, 2018. / AFP / SAID KHATIB

CAIRO - 26 July 2020: Egyptian authorities reopened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday after the Eidul Adha holidays to receive wounded and stranded Palestinians and allow humanitarian relief assistance into the Gaza Strip.


According to official sources, Rafah, the only crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip, has been open on both sides to allow entry of relief materials into the Gaza Strip for the reconstruction of the impoverished Palestinian enclave after the widespread destruction it witnessed due to an Israeli onslaught in May.
 

The crossing has been opened according to directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi since May 16, 2021. This comes within the framework of the Egyptian efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian citizen in the strip, restore the normal life of people in Gaza and start the reconstruction process.
 
It is also part of the Egyptian commitment announced by Sisi to quickly improve the living conditions of the Gaza dwellers.
 
On May 7, clashes began between Israeli forces in the West Bank and Jerusalem and civilians as the latter were protesting forced displacement, particularly from Sheikh Jarrah in Eastern Jerusalem, and assaults on worshippers in Al Aqsa Mosque. And, on May 10-20, Israel shelled and carried out airstrikes against Gaza Strip.
 
The violence and aggression across Palestinian territories incurred 243 deaths, including 66 children, and 6,039 injuries, as reported by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA).

Comments

0

Leave a Comment

Be Social