Egypt Opens Gaza Border Crossing

Egypt opened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza in both directions Saturday for the first time in three months. The crossing is scheduled to be opened for three days, allowing Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip. Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said earlier this past week that he hoped "security conditions will allow for this decision to be extended and that Rafah can be open on a regular basis." Egypt has...

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