The Egyptian authorities decided to open Rafah crossing in both directions for three days starting from Saturday (10/12/2016) morning Palestinian border crossing authority revealed Thursday.

The authority affirmed in a press statement issued Thursday afternoon that the border crossing would be opened in both directions from Saturday to Monday.

The Egyptian Seventh Day newspaper said that the crossing would be opened for humanitarian cases and stranded people.

While the Egyptian border has remained the main lifeline for Gazans to the outside world the border crossing has been opened only for 32 days since the beginning of 2016.

Egypt has upheld an Israeli military blockade on the Gaza Strip for the majority of the past three years since the ousting of former President Muhammad Morsi in 2013 and the rise to power of President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt.

GAZA (PIC)– Egyptian authorities decided to open the Rafah border crossing in both directions for three days starting from next week a Palestinian official said Wednesday.

The general director of border crossings Maher Abu Sabha said that Egyptian authorities informed its Palestinian counterpart that the terminal will be re-opened on Saturday Sunday and Monday in both directions.

Only students patients and foreign passports holders will be allowed to cross via the crossing he added.

Since the overthrowing of the free-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 Egypt has closed the Rafah crossing that it is considered Gaza’s sole access from and to the external world.