Egyptian authorities on Saturday reopened the Rafah crossing partially at the border with the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agency reported.
The opening of the terminal will last two days to let Palestinians stranded on both sides in and out of Egypt and Gaza, said the report.
Humanitarian cases, patients and holders of residence permits in Egypt and other foreign countries will also be allowed to cross the terminal.
About 200 Palestinians have crossed Rafah into Gaza and more than 100 into the Egyptian side, said the report.
The Rafah crossing was closed in June 2006, when Palestinian militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier from his base near the Gaza Strip.
According to a U.S.-brokered deal reached in 2005, Rafah crossing can not open without the presence of security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and European Union monitors.
Israel obstructed the arrival of the EU monitors after its Corporal Gilad Shalit was captured. A year later, Hamas routed pro-Abbas forces and took over control of the Gaza Strip.
Since then, the travel via Rafah crossing was limited to the urgent medical cases, stranded students and representatives of Hamas and other Palestinian groups.
Source:Xinhua
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