Egypt opens Rafah border crossing to allow entry of two dead women

posted on: Mar 6, 2015

The Egyptian authorities yesterday opened the Rafah crossing to allow the bodies of two women who died in an Egyptian hospital to enter Gaza, a senior Palestinian official said.

Director of the Gaza’s Department of Crossings, Maher Abu Sabha said: “The Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing on Thursday temporarily in order to allow the crossing of the two dead women who passed in Egypt while receiving treatment.”

The Egyptian authorities close the Rafah crossing, the main gateway between the Gaza Strip and the world, and open it only for humanitarian cases.

Relations between Egypt and the Palestinian authorities in the Gaza Strip under Hamas control have strained since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in June 2013 and the subsequent attacks against security headquarters in the Sinai Peninsula on the border with Gaza Strip.

Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com