Rafah crossing administration receives representative of "Hamas" movement in Yemen

12 أغسطس/آب 2012 الساعة . 09:20 ص   بتوقيت القدس

Gaza-Interior Ministry

Administration of Rafah crossing has received on Friday night the representative of the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" in Yemen, Mr. Abdul Muti Zaqout.

Zakut will stay in Gaza Strip for several days ,where he will meet a number of public officials , and factional figures.

Notably, Ministry of Interior had announced late Thursday that the Egyptian authorities told them to open the Rafah crossing for arrivals only.

The Egyptian authorities closed the crossing from its part, since the evening of Sunday, which saw a criminal attack targeted a barracks guard of the Egyptian border and resulted in the deaths of 16 soldiers .