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Gazans stranded anew as Egypt re-closes Rafah crossing

Tuesday 14-February-2017

The Egyptian authorities on Tuesday morning closed the Rafah border crossing with Gaza following a three-day exceptional opening.

Gaza’s Crossings and Borders Commission said 1527 passengers gained access out of Gaza via the Rafah crossing over the past three days.

924 citizens were also allowed entry into the blockaded Gaza Strip it added.

However the Egyptian authorities prevented 113 passengers from passing through the Rafah border crossing.

Egypt unblocked the Rafah border crossing with Gaza as of Saturday on both sides following Cairo talks between a Hamas delegation and Egyptian intelligence officials.

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