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Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen ‘in both directions’ next week
The Rafah crossing, which links Egypt with the Gaza Strip, will be reopened in “both directions” next week, an administrator for the enclave said on Thursday. “Opening Rafah signals that Gaza is no longer closed to the future and the world,” he said.
The Rafah crossing, which links Egypt with the Gaza Strip, will be reopened in “both directions” next week, an administrator for the enclave said on Thursday. “Opening Rafah signals that Gaza is no longer closed to the future and the world,” he said.
