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Tensions Easing? Egypt Opens Rafah Crossing Into Gaza
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13.06.2015
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months, in a possible sign of easing tension between Cairo and Gaza's dominant Islamist Hamas movement. Gaza, a small impoverished coastal enclave, is under blockade by neighboring Israel and Egypt has kept its Rafah crossing largely shut since Cairo's Islamist president was toppled by the army in 2013. Two weeks ago, Egypt reopened Rafah for three days but only in one direction -- for Palestinians stranded outside Gaza to return home.
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