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A new batch of returning Palestinians arrived at the Rafah Border crossing on the Egyptian side, preparing to leave to Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
The Rafah Border Crossing officially reopened in both directions Monday after intensive Egyptian mediation, drawing high-praise from Palestinian leadership and the international community.
Egypt on Thursday sent the first batch of the 124th “Zad Al-Izza” (Provision of Dignity) humanitarian aid mission to the Gaza Strip, as part of its ongoing efforts to ease the humanitarian suffering of the Palestinian people.
This comes as part of the second aid convoy that set out from Rafah Port in North Sinai Governorate.
Rafah crossing is still open from the Egyptian side for the 26th day in a row waiting for the arrival of injured Palestinians and patients and their companions to receive treatment while the Israeli authorities closed it from the Palestinian side.
Egypt continued its efforts to provide humanitarian support to the Gaza Strip, as 130 aid trucks moved from the Egyptian side through the Rafah land crossing towards the Strip.
The crossing of the barge took nearly 24 hours and required complex navigational arrangements, the SCA chief says
The defendants were arrested in Saloum Border Crossing with Libya. The Public Prosecution referred them to the court in February 2015.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi directed Thursday to take the necessary measures to keep the Rafah border crossing open throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
As many as 180 Egyptians have returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours.
After 12-day closure, Egyptian-Israeli Taba border crossing was re-opened from Israel on Friday, Ofir Gendelman
