Gaza-Interior Ministry
Lt. Col. Ayoub Abu Shaar, police chief of the Rafah crossing, confirmed that "the Egyptian side told them on Wednesday evening to open the crossing for travelers 3 days in a week."
. Abu Shaa'r said in a brief statement published on the Interior Ministry website that the three days allocated for humanitarian cases only from next week, pointing out that the days are Saturday , Monday and Wednesday of each week.
"The Egyptian decision came to open the crossing 3 days each week for humanitarian cases because of the security operation in the Sinai ,which considered a closed military area."
Abu Sha'ar reported that the Egyptian leadership responded to the calls and pressure of the Palestinian leadership of the need to open the Rafah crossing.
He continued: "Due to these pressures and in recognition of the humanitarian situations understand siblings Egyptians position and agreed to open the crossing for three days each week for a certain period until the end of the security operation in the Sinai."
Referred to the Egyptian side to open the Rafah crossing on Wednesday for all arrivals of Palestinians stranded in Egypt, it also decided to open the crossing Thursday for the same category.
