Egyptian authorities opened on Friday the Rafah crossing between the besieged Gaza Strip and Egypt for the fifth consecutive day to allow passage for humanitarian cases and stranded people.
The border crossing authority reported that 678 Palestinians left Gaza on Thursday.
The Egyptian authorities closed early on Friday the crossing after allowing the passage of seven buses.
One of the buses was carrying holders of Egyptian passports while two others were carrying passengers who coordinated their departure with the Egyptian authorities.
A number of ambulances carrying Gazan patients were also allowed entry into Egypt.
Meanwhile 228 stranded Palestinians arrived into Gaza Strip.
Egyptian authorities denied entry for 46 Palestinians for unknown reasons.
On Wednesday 624 Palestinian left Gaza while 337 Palestinians arrived into the Strip. 48 Passengers’ travel was denied.
