GAZA CITY
Egyptian authorities have partially reopened the Rafah border crossing linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip following a weeklong closure, a Palestinian official told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.
Maher Abu Sabha, director of borders in the Gaza government, said Egyptian authorities had opened the crossing for four hours to allow medical patients and humanitarian cases to cross.
Six buses had passed through the terminal into Egypt on Wednesday, he noted.
The crossing will be reopened at the same time on Thursday, Sabha said.
Egypt closed the terminal September 11 following an attack on a military intelligence headquarters in Rafah city that killed six army personnel.
The crossing represents Gaza's only gateway to the outside world, as all other points into or out of the coastal enclave remain blocked by Israel.
